屍
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shī · body, corpse

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

尸Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 屍

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Example sentences

Notice where 屍 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yǐ xíng tóngháng shī zǒu ròu.他已形同行屍走肉。

He is as good as dead.

Source: Tatoeba #1070988 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài jiāng shī qǐ shì lù de shì jiàn zhōng nǐ huì zěn mó zuò?在殭屍啟示錄的事件中你會怎麼做?

What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

Source: Tatoeba #810692 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hòu bèi xiāng nèi yǒu jù shī tǐ.後備箱內有具屍體。

There's a body in the trunk of the car.

Source: Tatoeba #10463257 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 屍 in context

  1. Say shī, then recall the core meaning: body, corpse.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 屍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.