尸
Meanings
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- 1.(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
- 2.(literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)
- 3.variant of 尸[shī]
- 1.(bound form) corpse
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Wiktionary
- 1.a living person who represents the dead person during a rite
- 2.dead body
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形) - A man with his legs bending, and a side to the front. Its ancient form is 𡰣. The letter ㄕ(shī) was based exactly on this form. The picture is variously interpreted as either sitting or lying. When used as a radical, 尸 is usually derived from a variation of 人 or 亻, as in 尾.
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Related words
尸体 corpse; dead body尸臭 odor of a dead body丧尸 zombie腐尸 decomposed corpse全尸 intact corpse尸禄 to hold a sinecure尸骸 corpse尸检 autopsy捡尸 (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault停尸 to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)陈尸 to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)分尸 to dismember a corpse