逝 — Chinese character
逝
shì
to die, to pass away
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 162 ⾡ (Walk)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 辶 折
- Formation
- pictophonetic — walk; meaning component 辶; sound component 折
- Japanese
- 逝 as a kanji
Common words with 逝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die |
| 逝去 | shì qù | to elapse; to pass away |
| 流逝 | liú shì | (of time) to pass; to elapse |
| 消逝 | xiāo shì | to fade away |
| 病逝 | bìng shì | to die of illness |
| 逝者 | shì zhě | the dead; the deceased |
| 英年早逝 | yīng nián zǎo shì | to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime |
| 转瞬即逝 (轉瞬即逝) | zhuǎn shùn jí shì | (idiom) fleeting; transitory |
| 飞逝 (飛逝) | fēi shì | (of time) to pass quickly; to be fleeting |
| 早逝 | zǎo shì | early demise; untimely death |
| 稍纵即逝 (稍縱即逝) | shāo zòng jí shì | transient; fleeting |
| 仙逝 | xiān shì | to die; to depart this mortal coil |
English words written with 逝
逝 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 3 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Analects 6.24
- Analects 9.16
- Analects 17.1
- Mencius 4A.7
- Mencius 5A.2
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
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