⼫

corpse

shī (shi1)

Radical no. 44 · 3 strokes (第 44 部首 · 3 画 dì 44 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼫ (shī) — meaning: corpse, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a human corpse lying in a horizontal position, with strokes arranged to represent the prone form of the deceased.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles a person lying flat and dead — three strokes forming the corpse radical (shī).

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

16 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 屠tú

    to slaughter (animals for food)

    11 strokes

  • 㞙niào

    old variant of 尿[niao4]

    11 strokes

  • 屛píng

    variant of 屏[ping2]

    11 strokes

  • 屉tì

    drawer; tier; tray

    11 strokes

  • 屝fèi

    coarse

    11 strokes

  • 属shǔ

    category

    HSK 3

    12 strokes

  • 屡lǚ

    time and again

    HSK 7

    12 strokes

  • 𪨊sóng

    (coll.) semen

    14 strokes

  • 屣xǐ

    slippers

    14 strokes

  • 层céng

    to pile on top of one another

    HSK 2

    15 strokes

  • 履lǚ

    shoe

    15 strokes

  • 屦jù

    sandals

    15 strokes

  • 屧xiè

    wooden shoes

    15 strokes

  • 𡳞lìn

    (Minnan dialect) male genitals

    15 strokes

  • 屪liáo

    penis

    18 strokes

  • 屫juē

    old variant of 屩[jue1]

    19 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.