shì

to confer posthumous titles

Senses

/ 謚 smiling

(literary) the appearance of smiling; used in ancient texts to describe a joyful look.

/ 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.

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