shī shou

Traditional: 屍首

尸首 (shī shou) is a Chinese word meaning “dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1 shou5 fen1 li2] or 屍首異處|尸首异处[shi1 shou5 yi4 chu4], decapitation is implied.)”.

Meanings

  1. 1dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1 shou5 fen1 li2] or 屍首異處|尸首异处[shi1 shou5 yi4 chu4], decapitation is implied.)

Characters in 尸首

尸shī · (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)首shǒu · head

Related words

首head尸体corpse; dead body首先first of all; in the first place尸(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)尸(bound form) corpse验尸autopsy首席chief (representative, correspondent etc)僵尸gyonshi元首head of state首相prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)自首to give oneself up首要the most important

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