shī HSK7

sitting person

Senses

shī personator

(literary) a living person chosen to represent the deceased when receiving sacrifices during ancient burial ceremonies

shī to hold a position

(literary) to occupy a post without performing any duties

shī to display a corpse

(literary) to put a corpse on public display after an execution

shī surname

a Chinese surname

shī to manage

(literary) to preside over; to be in charge of

shī spirit tablet

(literary) an image or tablet representing the deceased

shī radical

Kangxi radical 44 (corpse)

References

see 尸/屍 尸位素餐/尸位素餐
same_as 尸/尸 尸/屍