shì

posthumous name

Senses

shì posthumous name

(bound form) a name given to ancient kings, nobles, or high officials after their death to summarize their life's achievements and character

/ 諡 shì variants: 謚 posthumous title

(bound form) a name or title conferred on kings, nobles, or high officials after their death to honor or evaluate their life's work

/ 諡 shì variants: 謚, 諡 to confer a posthumous name

(literary) to grant or evaluate a posthumous title based on the person's deeds while alive; to give a name to someone after they have died based on their deeds in life.

References

see 谥/諡 谥号/諡號