Chinese symbol for “corpse”
尸体
shī tǐ
Traditional: 屍體
corpse; dead body
The closest CC-CEDICT match for corpse is 尸体 (shī tǐ), defined as: corpse; dead body.
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 “corpse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尸 (屍) | shī | (bound form) corpse |
| 死尸 (死屍) | sǐ shī | corpse; dead body |
| 尸骸 (屍骸) | shī hái | corpse; skeleton |
| 尸身 (屍身) | shī shēn | corpse; dead body |
| 笑场 (笑場) | xiào chǎng | (of an actor) to break character by laughing; to corpse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尸体.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僵尸 (殭屍) | jiāng shī | gyonshi; jiang shi |
| 死尸 (死屍) | sǐ shī | corpse; dead body |
| 丧尸 (喪屍) | sāng shī | zombie |
| 验尸 (驗屍) | yàn shī | autopsy; postmortem examination |
| 行尸走肉 (行屍走肉) | xíng shī zǒu ròu | walking corpse (idiom); zombie |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 体育 (體育) | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
See also: Japanese symbol for “corpse”.
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.