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死 (sǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

死 (sǐ) is a Chinese word: dead. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 死

形 xíng adjective

dead

那只鸟已经死了。

nà zhī niǎo yǐ jīng sǐ le

That bird is already dead.

动 dòng verb

to die

他的狗死了。

tā de gǒu sǐ le

His dog died.

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Word breakdown

死 sǐ — dead

Words with this character (4)
Structure & writing
1 死 sǐ — to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")
死 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 7
毙 bì to die (often derogatory when referring to people) 葬 zàng funeral rites; disposal of a corpse according to custom

consists of

1.1 歹 dǎi — bad, evil
歹 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 4
列 liè to arrange; to list 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")
HSK 5
殊 shū different; divergent
HSK 6
残 cán defective or incomplete 殖 zhí to reproduce; to multiply
HSK 7
歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 殃 yāng disaster; calamity
1.2 匕 bǐ — ancient ladle or spoon for scooping food
匕 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 老 lǎo old; aged (opposite of 少/幼) 能 néng ability; talent; skill
HSK 2
比 bǐ to compare; to compete
HSK 3
化 huà to change in nature or form; to transform
HSK 4
匙 shi see '钥匙': ① key for locking or unlocking; ② fig. method or approach for solving a problem 此 cǐ this; this one (opposed to 彼) 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")
HSK 6
颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares)

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