(sǐ) - to die, dead in Mandarin
sǐTraditional: 死
Translation
to die, dead
Word origin
死 (sǐ) means 'to die, dead'. It combines 歹 (è), a bone fragment associated with death, and 匕 (a kneeling or bent figure), depicting a person beside the remains of the dead.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 歹 (bare bones) + 匕 (a bent figure)
Stroke order
死
Examples
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His dog died.
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I am dead tired.
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That person is already dead.
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All the flowers in the garden have died.
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It is freezing cold outside.
死 (sǐ) means to die, dead. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
Where this fits
Appears in 6 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 死.
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)Mandarin Advanced Grammar (C1-C2 / HSK 6+): Chengyu, Classical Remnants, and Register
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