尸 shī corpse
Similar looking characters : 戶 hù (door)
Alternative traditional form of character: 屍
Made with 3 strokes.
The traditional form is a picture of a person lying down, hence a body
Sounds same
狮 shī (lion) 师 shī 失 shī (to lose) 诗 shī (poem) 施 shī (to grant)Different tone
十 shí (ten) 时 shí (time) 石 shí (rock) 实 shí (real) 饣 shí (food) 食 shí (eat) 史 shǐ (history) 始 shǐ (to begin) 矢 shǐ (arrow) 豕 shǐ (pig) 是 shì (is) 事 shì (matter) 市 shì (market) 世 shì (life) 礻 shì (spirit) 士 shì (bachelor) 氏 shì (clan name) 示 shì (to show) 室 shì (room)Radical
Index 44 used in: 局 jú (office) ; 居 jū (to reside) ; 呢 ne (and you?) ; 尾 wěi (tail) ; 屋 wū (house)
Stroke order for character 尸, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚
Proverbs
行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu An unworthy person. Someone bereft of value - just a walking body with no active mind.马革裹尸 mǎ gé guǒ shī A wish to die in action on the battlefield. A heroic wish to serve until death.