shì

(of flowing water or time) to pass by

to pass away; to die

movement (辶) + [sound] (折) = to pass away forever

The movement radical (辶) carries the meaning: something flows or travels away and does not return. 折 contributes the sound shì (approximately) rather than a semantic idea.

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时间飞,转眼他已经长大了。

shí jiān fēi shì, zhuǎn yǎn tā yǐ jīng zhǎng dà le。

Time flies past; in the blink of an eye he has already grown up.

她的祖父在去年冬天安静地去了。

tā de zǔ fù zài qù nián dōng tiān ān jìng de shì qù le。

Her grandfather passed away quietly in the winter of last year.

Words with 逝

逝世

shì shì

to pass away

逝去

shì qù

to elapse

逝者

shì zhě

the dead

远逝

yuǎn shì

to fade into the distance

长逝

cháng shì

to depart this life

仙逝

xiān shì

to die

去逝

qù shì

to pass away

早逝

zǎo shì

early demise

易逝

yì shì

passing

岁月流逝

suì yuè liú shì

as time goes by (idiom)

永逝

yǒng shì

gone forever

流逝

liú shì

(of time) to pass

More characters with 辶