尸 shī corpse
corpse; body
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form shows a person with bent legs, read as either sitting or lying.
用法
- A corpse: 尸体 (shītǐ) dead body, 尸检 (shījiǎn) autopsy, 死尸 (sǐshī) a cadaver.
- 行尸走肉 (xíngshī-zǒuròu) = a walking corpse, someone living without purpose.
- 尸位素餐 (shīwèi-sùcān) = to hold a post without doing the work.