死

sǐ

to die

impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned

bones (歹) + person fallen (匕) = to die

歹 depicts bones or remains, evoking death and decay. 匕 originally showed a person collapsed or prostrate, reinforcing the image of someone fallen and lifeless.

歹+匕→死
匕A person prostrateSemantic
歹BadSemantic

那只小鸟死了,孩子们都很难过。

nà zhī xiǎo niǎo sǐ le,hái zi men dōu hěn nán guò。

That little bird died, and all the children were very sad.

这条路被大雪堵死了,车根本过不去。

zhè tiáo lù bèi dà xuě dǔ sǐ le,chē gēn běn guò bu qù。

This road was completely blocked by heavy snow, and vehicles simply cannot get through.

Words with 死

安乐死

ān lè sǐ

euthanasia

醉生梦死

zuì shēng mèng sǐ

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence

砍死

kǎn sǐ

to hack to death

鱼死网破

yú sǐ wǎng pò

lit. either the fish dies or the net splits

垂死

chuí sǐ

dying

死期

sǐ qī

time of death

逼死

bī sǐ

to hound sb to death

死穴

sǐ xué

lethal point (acupuncture)

死路一条

sǐ lù yī tiáo

(idiom) dead end

死守

sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death

贪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

钉死

dìng sǐ

to nail securely

More characters with 歹

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