尸 (shī) is a Chinese character meaning “a corpse”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
尸
Single unit
- 尸 corpse · shī unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+5C38 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The three-stroke standalone form is the character for a corpse (尸).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body尸 = shī
Go deeper
All readings
corpse
a corpse; a dead body
人或动物死后的身体。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body尸 = shī
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 尸 mean?
尸 (shī) means a corpse; a dead body.
How do you pronounce 尸?
It is pronounced shī.
How many strokes does 尸 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 尸?
尸. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 尸?
Common ones are 尸体. The reading of 尸 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.