Chinese symbol for “autopsy”
验尸
yàn shī
Traditional: 驗屍
autopsy; postmortem examination
The closest CC-CEDICT match for autopsy is 验尸 (yàn shī), defined as: autopsy; postmortem examination.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “autopsy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尸检 (屍檢) | shī jiǎn | autopsy |
| 尸体解剖 (屍體解剖) | shī tǐ jiě pōu | autopsy; postmortem |
| 尸体剖检 (屍體剖檢) | shī tǐ pōu jiǎn | autopsy |
| 检尸 (檢屍) | jiǎn shī | autopsy; necropsy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 验尸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience; to go through; to experience |
| 实验 (實驗) | shí yàn | experiment; test |
| 体验 (體驗) | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 试验 (試驗) | shì yàn | experiment; test |
| 实验室 (實驗室) | shí yàn shì | laboratory; 间 (jiān) |
| 检验 (檢驗) | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine |
| 尸体 (屍體) | shī tǐ | corpse; dead body |
| 僵尸 (殭屍) | jiāng shī | gyonshi; jiang shi |
See also: Japanese symbol for “autopsy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.