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尸

Traditional: 屍

shī

shī · si1 (Jyutping)

  1. (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
  2. (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)
  3. variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
  4. (bound form) corpse

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Character breakdown

尸

Meaning
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
Radical
尸
Strokes
3
Components
⿰丿?
Cangjie
S
Four-corner
7720.7

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