死
HSK 3

死 (sǐ): die, dead, death

sǐ

die, dead, death

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Pinyin

sǐ

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

die, dead, death

How to Write 死 (sǐ)

死 is written in 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 死

A person kneeling 匕 before a corpse 歹

What 死 is Made Of

死 is built from 2 components:

歹corpse
匕spoon, ladle

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Words Using 死

Common Chinese words that contain 死:

死亡

sǐwáng

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