shī

person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies); to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 尸[shī]

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2Readings & Meanings

  • shīperson representing the dead (during burial ceremonies); to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 尸[shī]

4Common Words with

干尸gān shī

mummy; dried corpse

借尸还魂jiè shī huán hún

lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

停尸房tíng shī fáng

mortuary

僵尸网络jiāng shī wǎng luò

botnet; zombie network; slave network (used by spammers)

僵尸车jiāng shī chē

(coll.) abandoned car

全尸quán shī

intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing

Other Characters Pronounced “shi”