Read Edit View history 死 sǐ HSK3 die Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts using a digging tool (歹) to bury a person (人). Based on the original meaning "to bury a person". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "die". Pinyin Separate values with commas sǐ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a digging tool. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 死 Simp strokes 死 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 死 Simp strokes 死 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 死 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 247, 689 ], [ 307, 678 ], [ 697, 735 ], [ 760, 724 ] ], [ [ 305, 597 ], [ 325, 569 ], [ 327, 557 ], [ 286, 474 ], [ 226, 400 ], [ 174, 352 ], [ 139, 330 ] ], [ [ 290, 434 ], [ 395, 454 ], [ 417, 451 ], [ 433, 430 ], [ 373, 300 ], [ 294, 195 ], [ 199, 101 ], [ 112, 48 ] ], [ [ 199, 346 ], [ 224, 338 ], [ 255, 315 ], [ 276, 277 ] ], [ [ 735, 562 ], [ 747, 550 ], [ 758, 516 ], [ 676, 446 ], [ 586, 385 ], [ 567, 362 ] ], [ [ 528, 636 ], [ 555, 606 ], [ 569, 580 ], [ 550, 455 ], [ 545, 300 ], [ 556, 168 ], [ 571, 126 ], [ 585, 111 ], [ 632, 91 ], [ 735, 80 ], [ 823, 84 ], [ 887, 100 ], [ 908, 114 ], [ 919, 261 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 254 700 Q 221 697 246 677 Q 282 650 305 650 Q 383 677 748 710 Q 761 709 771 722 Q 772 735 748 748 Q 703 775 642 754 Q 471 723 310 705 Q 282 704 254 700 Z", "M 210 363 Q 250 397 282 433 L 296 451 Q 362 545 368 551 Q 378 563 365 577 Q 326 613 302 610 Q 292 609 292 594 Q 299 501 184 383 Q 180 379 175 374 Q 144 347 130 331 Q 121 318 136 321 Q 151 322 190 347 L 210 363 Z", "M 282 433 Q 292 421 327 427 Q 387 440 390 431 Q 394 416 372 362 Q 351 302 284 223 Q 218 138 111 56 Q 86 41 107 42 Q 218 48 374 256 Q 407 302 437 356 Q 464 407 482 421 Q 495 431 490 445 Q 484 457 428 482 Q 415 488 391 476 Q 363 463 296 451 C 267 445 256 443 282 433 Z", "M 190 347 Q 194 340 210 324 Q 231 302 252 275 Q 262 265 275 263 Q 284 262 289 273 Q 295 285 290 309 Q 287 327 262 341 Q 238 354 210 363 C 182 372 173 372 190 347 Z", "M 566 355 Q 615 382 750 462 Q 774 478 801 486 Q 826 493 817 515 Q 804 537 777 556 Q 752 574 737 573 Q 722 573 726 557 Q 726 518 569 384 C 546 364 540 340 566 355 Z", "M 569 384 Q 578 502 602 560 Q 617 593 596 611 Q 542 654 525 650 Q 509 644 516 625 Q 537 583 530 523 Q 511 160 552 109 Q 571 76 655 61 Q 716 51 813 51 Q 901 52 936 70 Q 969 86 956 120 Q 940 166 931 247 Q 930 265 922 270 Q 913 276 908 254 Q 886 158 869 142 Q 842 109 714 108 Q 645 111 616 123 Q 591 136 586 153 Q 565 207 566 355 L 569 384 Z" ] } 6 strokes 死 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 242, 692 ], [ 297, 677 ], [ 765, 728 ] ], [ [ 300, 603 ], [ 331, 558 ], [ 291, 484 ], [ 136, 327 ] ], [ [ 286, 437 ], [ 393, 457 ], [ 439, 429 ], [ 306, 208 ], [ 109, 46 ] ], [ [ 198, 352 ], [ 254, 315 ], [ 274, 268 ] ], [ [ 562, 361 ], [ 716, 413 ], [ 841, 425 ] ], [ [ 520, 645 ], [ 568, 581 ], [ 544, 299 ], [ 581, 115 ], [ 681, 83 ], [ 885, 99 ], [ 916, 122 ], [ 921, 262 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M254,700C232,698 229,691 246,677C269,659 290,647 305,650C358,665 504,690 748,710C756,711 766,712 771,722C774,731 763,739 748,748C717,766 683,764 642,754C528,729 417,716 310,705C291,704 272,703 254,700Z", "M210,363C237,385 262,408 282,433C291,445 291,445 296,451C343,512 364,547 368,551C374,559 374,569 365,577C339,602 318,612 302,610C295,610 291,604 292,594C296,532 260,462 184,383C166,366 145,350 130,331C123,323 125,320 136,321C145,323 165,328 190,347C203,358 203,358 210,363Z", "M282,433C288,425 303,423 327,427C367,436 388,438 390,431C392,422 387,398 372,362C315,236 210,132 111,56C86,38 111,38 125,45C283,117 362,222 437,356C455,390 469,412 482,421C490,428 493,436 490,445C486,454 465,466 428,482C419,486 407,484 391,476C372,468 340,459 296,451C289,450 276,438 282,433Z", "M190,347C192,343 199,335 210,324C224,310 237,293 252,275C258,268 266,265 275,263C280,263 285,266 289,273C292,282 293,293 290,309C287,321 278,332 262,341C246,350 228,357 210,363C202,366 185,354 190,347Z", "M566,353C673,374 748,389 820,405C836,409 857,422 836,436C807,455 778,458 756,452C724,445 683,434 568,392C556,387 553,350 566,353Z", "M568,392C573,496 585,522 602,560C611,583 610,600 596,611C560,641 536,654 525,650C514,647 510,638 516,625C529,597 532,564 530,523C515,282 526,145 552,109C566,89 598,71 655,61C695,54 748,51 813,51C871,52 912,59 936,70C957,81 964,98 956,120C944,151 938,194 931,247C925,284 912,274 908,254C893,191 879,154 869,142C850,121 799,108 714,108C667,109 634,115 616,123C598,131 590,142 586,153C572,190 563,304 566,353C567,379 567,379 568,392Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.