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)

5 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 尺chǐ

    a Chinese foot

    HSK 4

    4 strokes

  • 尹yǐn

    (literary) to administer; to govern

    4 strokes

  • 尼ní

    Buddhist nun

    5 strokes

  • 尻kāo

    (literary) buttocks; rump; coccyx; sacrum

    5 strokes

  • 尽jǐn

    to the greatest extent

    HSK 6

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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