尸骸 (shī hái) — corpse, skeleton, dead body | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

corpseskeletondead body

Examples

尸骸。
Jǐng chá zài sēn lín lǐ fā xiàn le yí jù shī hái.
The police found a corpse in the forest.
尸骸。
Zhè zuò gǔ mù lǐ yǒu hěn duō shī hái.
There are many skeletons in this ancient tomb.
尸骸。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zǐ xì qīng lǐ le zhè xiē shī hái.
The archaeologists carefully cleaned these skeletons.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

骸háiskeletal remains

尸 is a corpse and 骸 is skeletal remains; together they name a dead body.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 屍; 尸 is its simplified writing.

尸死屍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尸

尸shī屍shī

Same sound today

The traditional form 屍 pairs 尸 as a sound part with 死 as a meaning part; this evidence does not explain 尸 alone.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

骨亥骸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

亥

亥hài骸hái

Same sound today

骸 pairs 骨, which shows the meaning is about bones, with 亥, which gives the sound.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.