HSK 7–9

(shī): corpse, to impersonate the dead, to preside

shī

corpse, to impersonate the dead, to preside

Pinyin

shī

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

corpse, to impersonate the dead, to preside

How to Write (shī)

is written in 3 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

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Origin of

A man keeled over

What is Made Of

is built from 1 component:

丿slash

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Words Using

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尸体

shītǐ

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