尸
shī
(bound form) corpse
a picture of 尸 → a man keeled over
The ancient form shows a person collapsed horizontally, limbs slack. That prone, lifeless posture became the symbol for a corpse.
警察在河边发现了一具尸体。
jǐng chá zài hé biān fā xiàn le yī jù shī tǐ。
The police found a corpse by the river.
法医正在仔细检查那具尸体的伤口。
fǎ yī zhèng zài zǐ xì jiǎn chá nà jù shī tǐ de shāng kǒu。
The forensic doctor is carefully examining the wounds on that corpse.
Words with 尸
陈尸
chén shī
to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)
食尸鬼
shí shī guǐ
ghoul
马革裹尸
mǎ gé guǒ shī
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
验尸
yàn shī
autopsy
验尸官
yàn shī guān
coroner
干尸
gān shī
desiccated corpse; mummified body
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
tíng shī
to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
停尸房
tíng shī fáng
mortuary
停尸间
tíng shī jiān
morgue
僵尸车
jiāng shī chē
(coll.) abandoned car
僵尸网络
jiāng shī wǎng luò
botnet