屍
shī
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- TOCFL Level 5
- Simplified
- 尸
shī
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies); (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 尸; (bound form) corpse
Ideographic: A dead 死 body 尸; 尸 also provides the pronunciation