Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

corpse

Chinese: 尸体。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 尸 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body
  • 分尸fēn shīto dismember a corpse
  • 全尸quán shīintact corpse; dead body with no parts missing
  • 尸身shī shēncorpse; dead body
  • 活尸huó shīzombie

Example Sentence

在荒野里,他们发现了一具动物的尸体。Zài huāng yě lǐ, tā men fā xiàn le yí jù dòng wù de shī tǐ.In the wilderness, they found the carcass of an animal.

Zàiat荒野huāng yěwildernessinside他们tā menthey发现fā xiànto noticele(completed action)onetool动物dòng wùanimaldeof尸体shī tǐcorpse