死

sǐ

to die · impassable

Radical: 歹 Strokes: 6 HSK 3

Structure: Semi-enclosureFrequency: Common

Same radical

残殊殖殃殄殒殚殉歹殆殁殡

Same radical

残殊殖殃殄殒殚殉歹殆殁殡歼殇殂

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Character Decomposition

死=歹+匕

Etymology

A person kneeling 匕 before a corpse 歹

Meanings

to die

impassable

uncrossable

inflexible

rigid

extremely

damned

sǐ

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Words with 死 698 total

death by hanging · to hang oneself吊死diào sǐ dying垂死chuí sǐ (medicine) to have an infarction梗死gěng sǐ to die suddenly暴死bào sǐ to die in a foreign land · to die abroad客死kè sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)赐死cì sǐ

Idioms with 死 257 total Chain

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi) · no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices · the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart · nothing is more wretched than apathy哀莫大于心死āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ old institutions die hard · a centipede does not topple over even when dead · a centipede dies but never falls down百足之虫，死而不僵bǎi zú zhī chóng，sǐ ér bù jiāng a leopard's skin survives its body · the leopard dies but leaves his skin - as a man leaves his reputation豹死留皮bào sǐ liú pí lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) · fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal · to keep going while some hope is left不到黄河心不死bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ