Chinese symbol for “dead”
死者
sǐ zhě
the dead; the deceased
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dead is 死者 (sǐ zhě), defined as: the dead; the deceased.
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
Other Chinese words for “dead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逝者 | shì zhě | the dead; the deceased |
| 异物 (異物) | yì wù | rarity; rare delicacy |
| 没电 (沒電) | méi diàn | discharged; flat |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 死者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 杀死 (殺死) | shā sǐ | to kill |
| 死刑 | sǐ xíng | death penalty; capital punishment |
| 死去 | sǐ qù | to die |
| 打死 | dǎ sǐ | to kill; to beat to death |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dead”.
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.