drawer; tier; tray

Corpse (尸) + generation (世) = a drawer or sliding tray

尸 acts as a structural enclosure suggesting a flat, body-length space, while 世 primarily lends the sound tì. Together they evoke a flat sliding compartment tucked under or inside something.

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桌子上有一个抽,里面放着笔。

zhuō zi shàng yǒu yī gè chōu ti,lǐ miàn fàng zhe bǐ。

There is a drawer on the desk, with pens inside it.

她把钱放进抽里,然后锁上了。

tā bǎ qián fàng jìn chōu ti lǐ,rán hòu suǒ shàng le。

She put the money into the drawer and then locked it.

Words with 屉

三屉桌

sān tì zhuō

three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)

屉子

tì zi

drawer

抽屉

chōu ti

drawer

笼屉

lóng tì

bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)

More characters with 尸