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尸首 (shī shǒu): Corpse (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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尸首 consists of 2 characters.

尸 • shī • corpse; dead body

shī尸

corpse; dead body

首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

shǒu首

first (occasion, thing etc.)

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Pinyinshī shǒu

Meaningcorpse; dead body

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 尸首

Jǐng警

chá察

zài在

hé河

biān边

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yī一

jù具

shī尸

shǒu首

。

The police found a corpse by the river.

Nà那

chǎng场

shì事

gù故

hòu后

，

yù遇

nàn难

zhě者

de的

shī尸

shǒu首

bèi被

tuǒ妥

shàn善

ān安

zhì置

。

After that accident, the victims' bodies were properly handled.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 尸首.

Words with 尸

尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body; cadaver
僵尸jiāng shīzombie; jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire)
女尸nǚ shīfemale corpse
尸骨shī gǔskeleton, remains, bones of the dead
尸骸shīháicorpse; dead body
死尸sǐ shīcorpse; dead body
验尸yàn shīautopsy; postmortem examination

Words with 首

首先shǒu xiānfirst
首都shǒu dūcapital (city)
首次shǒu cìfirst
元首yuán shǒuhead of a state; chief executive
首要

shǒu yào

of the first importance;chief

首饰shǒu shìhead ornament

俯首fǔ shǒuBow

回首huí shǒuLook back / turn back