死 sǐ — to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
花园里的花都枯死了。Huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kū sǐ le.The flowers in the garden have all withered.
Common words: 死亡 (sǐ wáng)、生死 (shēng sǐ)、死心 (sǐ xīn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "rigid"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "rigid", including 死 (sǐ), 僵 (jiāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "rigid" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 死 (sǐ), 僵 (jiāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span sǐ, jiāng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 死 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 死 sǐto die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigidUseful words: 死亡, 生死
- 僵 jiāngrigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse); stiff (corpse)Useful words: 僵硬, 僵局
Common words for these 2 "rigid" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 死 (sǐ) — so "rigid" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "rigid".
僵 jiāng — rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse); stiff (corpse)
天太冷了，他的手都冻僵了。Tiān tài lěng le, tā de shǒu dōu dòng jiāng le.It was so cold that his hands went stiff.
Common words: 僵硬 (jiāng yìng)、僵局 (jiāng jú)、僵化 (jiāng huà)
All 2 characters
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