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死
Trad. 死
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(Bushou)		 歹
Strokes 4
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Strokes 6
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Decomp. 一夕匕
歹 + 匕
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Mandarin sǐ
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一弓心
Sijiao 1021.2
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死 sǐ to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
Results beginning with 死
死亡 sǐ wáng to die / death
死去 sǐ qù to die
死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen
死者 sǐ zhě the dead / the deceased
死后 sǐ hòu after death / posthumous
死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty / capital punishment
死机 sǐ jī to crash (of a computer)
死死 sǐ sǐ rigid / unwavering / unbendable / firm (hold on sth) / tenacious
死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me
死伤 sǐ shāng casualties / dead and injured
死党 sǐ dǎng best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers
死因 sǐ yīn cause of death
死命 sǐ mìng doom / death / desperately
死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about
死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster
死尸 sǐ shī a corpse / a dead body
死守 sǐ shǒu to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard
死寂 sǐ jì deathly stillness
死板 sǐ bǎn rigid / inflexible
死鬼 sǐ guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) / the departed
死穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel
死罪 sǐ zuì mortal crime / capital offense
死水 sǐ shuǐ stagnant water / backwater
死敌 sǐ dí mortal enemy / arch-enemy
死讯 sǐ xùn news of sb's death
死记 sǐ jì to learn by rote / to cram
死缓 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
死生 sǐ shēng life or death / critical (event)
死囚 sǐ qiú prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row
死结 sǐ jié tight knot / intractable problem
死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
死海 Sǐ Hǎi the Dead Sea
死战 sǐ zhàn fight to the death / desperate struggle
死难 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause
死磕 sǐ kē (coll.) to fight to the death
死城 sǐ chéng ghost town
死别 sǐ bié to be parted by death
死硬 sǐ yìng stiff / rigid / obstinate
死点 sǐ diǎn blind spot / dead center
死产 sǐ chǎn stillbirth
死道  dead trace
死雷  dead mine
死背 sǐ bèi to learn by rote
死当 sǐ dàng to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
死定 sǐ dìng to be screwed / to be toast
死节 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause / to be faithful unto death
死劲 sǐ jìn all one's strength / with might and main
死局 sǐ jú hopeless situation / deadlock
死绝 sǐ jué to die out / to be exterminated / to become extinct
死面 sǐ miàn unleavened dough
死棋 sǐ qí dead piece (in Chess) / stupid move / hopeless case
死球 sǐ qiú (ball sports) dead ball
死区 sǐ qū dead zone / blind spot
死士 sǐ shì person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)
死锁 sǐ suǒ deadlock (computing)
死线 sǐ xiàn deadline (loanword)
死巷 sǐ xiàng blind alley / dead end
死信 sǐ xìn lost letter / letter containing news of sb's death
死宅 sǐ zhái die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)
死仗 sǐ zhàng to fight bitterly / hard struggle
死账 sǐ zhàng dormant bank account
死症 sǐ zhèng incurable disease / terminal illness
死忠 sǐ zhōng die-hard (fan etc)
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死亡率 sǐ wáng lu:4 mortality rate
死不了 sǐ bù liǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
死对头 sǐ duì tou arch-enemy / sworn enemy
死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley
死难者 sǐ nàn zhě victim of an accident / casualty / martyr for one's country
死水区  dead zone
死胎率  stillbirth rate / late foetal mortality rate / at-birth death rate
死产率  stillbirth rate / late foetal mortality rate / at-birth death rate
死衚衕 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley
死记录 sǐ jì lù inactive record
死劲儿 sǐ jìn r erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[si3 jin4]
死翘翘 sǐ qiào qiào to die / to drop dead
死伤者 sǐ shāng zhě casualty (of an accident) / dead and wounded
死藤水 sǐ téng shuǐ ayahuasca
死顽固 sǐ wán gù very stubborn / very stubborn person / die-hard
死文字 sǐ wén zì dead language / indecipherable script
死亡人数 sǐ wáng rén shù number of people killed / death toll
死去活来 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life
死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving
死里逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán lit. ashes burn once more (idiom) / fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one
死气沉沉 sǐ qì chén chén dead atmosphere / lifeless / spiritless
死于非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death
死皮赖脸 sǐ pí lài liǎn brazen faced (idiom) / shameless
死亡笔记 sǐ wáng bǐ jì Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]
死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
死有余辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom) / dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
死不瞑目 sǐ bù míng mù lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) / fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
死而后已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom) / one's whole life / unto one's dying day
死而无悔 sǐ ér wú huǐ to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
死乞白赖 sǐ qi bái lài to pester someone again and again
死无对证 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales
死心踏地 sǐ xīn tà dì see 死心塌地[si3 xin1 ta1 di4]
死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life
死亡事故  fatality
死亡年龄  age at death
死不冥目 sǐ bù míng mù dead but will not close the eyes (idiom) / to die with a remaining grievance / also written 死不瞑目
死不要脸 sǐ bù yào liǎn to know no shame / to be totally shameless
死缠烂打 sǐ chán làn dǎ (coll.) to pester / to harass
死到临头 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom)
死海古卷 Sǐ hǎi gǔ juàn Dead Sea Scrolls
死海经卷 Sǐ hǎi jīng juàn Dead Sea Scrolls
死后抽搐 sǐ hòu chōu chù postmortem
死活不顾 sǐ huó bù gù regardless of life or death (idiom)
死结难解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom) / thorny problem / intractable difficulty
死机蓝屏 sǐ jī lán píng blue screen of death / computer crash screen
死记硬背 sǐ jì yìng bèi to learn by rote / to mechanically memorize
死路一条 sǐ lù yī tiáo (idiom) dead end / road to ruin
死气白赖 sǐ qi bái lài variant of 死乞白賴|死乞白赖[si3 qi5 bai2 lai4]
死人不管 sǐ rén bù guǎn (coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter
死亡津贴 sǐ wáng jīn tiē death benefit
死心眼儿 sǐ xīn yǎn r stubborn / obstinate / having a one-track mind
死因不明 sǐ yīn bù míng unknown cause of death
死于安乐 sǐ yú ān lè see 生於憂患，死於安樂|生于忧患，死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
死神的歌谣 sǐ shén de gē yáo Ballad
死亡抚恤金 sǐ wáng fǔ xù jīn death benefit
死马当活马医 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
死马当活马医 sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
死无葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì to die without a burial site / to die a pauper / a tragic end
死刑存废问题 sǐ xíng cún fèi wèn tí capital
死刑缓期执行 sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng deferred death sentence / abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3]
死亡和伤残事故  death and disability incident
死亡的性别比率  sex fatality ratio
死亡率和移徙科  Mortality and Migration Section
死灵之灵恸湮灭 sǐ líng zhī líng tòng yīn miè Wraith:
死要面子活受罪 sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom) / fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
死亡伤残和其他索偿股  Death, Disability and Other Claims Unit
死亡率和卫生政策专家组  Expert Group on Mortality and Health Policy
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 sǐ le Zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
死者遗产继承法律使用公约  Convention on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons
死亡率趋势和高低分析程序会议  Meeting on Programmes of Analysis of Mortality Trends and Levels
Approximate Results for 死
杀死 shā sǐ to kill
生死 shēng sǐ life or death
该死 gāi sǐ Damn it! / damned / wretched
打死 dǎ sǐ to kill / to beat to death
要死 yào sǐ extremely / awfully
坏死 huài sǐ necrosis
去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead!
害死 hài sǐ to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death
饿死 è sǐ to starve to death / to be very hungry
临死 lín sǐ facing death / at death's door
致死 zhì sǐ deadly
会死 huì sǐ mortal
晕死 yūn sǐ Geez! / Shoot! / No way!
找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death / to take a big risk
半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb
气死 qì sǐ to infuriate / to be furious / to die from an excess of anger
淹死 yān sǐ to drown
送死 sòng sǐ to throw away one's life
惨死 cǎn sǐ to die tragically / to meet with a violent death
撞死 zhuàng sǐ to knock down and kill sb with a car / to run over sb / to run sb down
处死 chǔ sǐ an execution / to put sb to death
病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die / to die of illness
猝死 cù sǐ to die suddenly
掐死 qiā sǐ to throttle / to choke to death
烧死 shāo sǐ to burn to death
拼死 pīn sǐ to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death / to kill with an ax
誓死 shì sǐ to pledge one's life
冻死 dòng sǐ to freeze to death / to die off in winter
炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion
砸死 zá sǐ to crush to death
摔死 shuāi sǐ to fall to one's death
垂死 chuí sǐ dying
殊死 shū sǐ to behead / capital punishment / desperate struggle / life-and-death
压死 yā sǐ to crush to death
弄死 nòng sǐ to kill / to put to death
刺死 cì sǐ to stab to death
早死 zǎo sǐ early demise / untimely death
吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging / to hang oneself
将死 jiāng sǐ to checkmate (in chess) / to be about to die
堵死 dǔ sǐ to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up
逼死 bī sǐ to hound sb to death
假死 jiǎ sǐ suspended animation / feigned death / to play dead
梗死 gěng sǐ blockage / obstruction / infarction
勒死 lēi sǐ to strangle
寻死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide / to court death
濒死 bīn sǐ nearing death / on the point of demise / approaching extinction
溺死 nì sǐ to drown
赐死 cì sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide
横死 héng sǐ to die by violence
横死 hèng sǐ to die by violence
枉死 wǎng sǐ to die in tragic circumstances
绞死 jiǎo sǐ to hang (i.e. execute by hanging) / to strangle
拚死 pàn sǐ to risk one's life
诈死 zhà sǐ to feign death / to fake death
作死 zuò sǐ to court disaster / also pr. [zuo1 si3]
扼死 è sǐ to strangle / to throttle / to stifle (opinions)
缢死 yì sǐ to execute by hanging / to hang oneself
撑死 chēng sǐ full to the point of bursting / (coll.) at most
电死 diàn sǐ to electrocute / to die from an electric shock
钉死 dìng sǐ to nail securely / to execute by means of impalement / to crucify
赴死 fù sǐ to meet death
卡死 kǎ sǐ jammed / stuck / frozen (computer)
客死 kè sǐ to die in a foreign land / to die abroad
冒死 mào sǐ to brave death
昧死 mèi sǐ to risk one's life
人死 rén sǐ a person's death
社死 shè sǐ (neologism c. 2020) (slang) to die of embarrassment (figuratively)
说死 shuō sǐ to say definitely / to commit (to a proposition)
疼死 téng sǐ to really hurt
写死 xiě sǐ to hard code (computing)
凶死 xiōng sǐ to die in violence
殉死 xùn sǐ to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
冤死 yuān sǐ to suffer an unjust death
瘐死 yǔ sǐ to die of hunger or disease (of a prisoner)
贼死 zéi sǐ completely / utterly (dialect)
治死 zhì sǐ to put to death
骤死 zhòu sǐ sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)
装死 zhuāng sǐ to play dead
揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death
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敢死队 gǎn sǐ duì suicide squad / kamikaze unit
不死心 bù sǐ xīn unwilling to give up / unresigned
老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard
烦死了 fán sǐ le to annoy to death
安乐死 ān lè sǐ euthanasia
替死鬼 tì sǐ guǐ scapegoat / fall guy
过劳死 guò láo sǐ karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
脑死亡 nǎo sǐ wáng brain death
脑梗死 nǎo gěng sǐ cerebral infarction
黑死病 hēi sǐ bìng bubonic plague / Black Death
爱死病 ài sǐ bìng AIDS (loanword)
不死药 bù sǐ yào elixir of life
吊死鬼 diào sǐ guǐ ghost of a person who died by hanging / hanged person / (coll.) inchworm / hangman (word game)
敌杀死 Dí shā sǐ Decis (insecticide brand)
见光死 jiàn guāng sǐ (lit.) to wither in the light of day / (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) / (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
怕死鬼 pà sǐ guǐ afraid to die (contemptuous term)
认死理 rèn sǐ lǐ obstinate / opinionated
使溺死 shǐ nì sǐ drown
往死里 wǎng sǐ lǐ (coll.) (to beat etc) to death
下死劲 xià sǐ jìn to do one's utmost
致死性 zhì sǐ xìng deadly / terminal
骤死式 zhòu sǐ shì sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)
你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist
起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery
生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death
出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom) / to go through fire and water / brave / willing to risk life and limb
生离死别 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death / to part for ever
生老病死 shēng lǎo bìng sǐ lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die / fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life
执行死刑 zhí xíng sǐ xíng to carry out the death penalty
心肌梗死 xīn jī gěng sǐ myocardial infarction / heart attack
贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck
救死扶伤 jiù sǐ fú shāng to help the dying and heal the injured
鹿死谁手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom) / fig. who will emerge victorious
垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom)
生死攸关 shēng sǐ yōu guān matter of life and death
鱼死网破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom)
拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs
舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / risking life and limb / undaunted by perils
兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
生死有命 shēng sǐ yǒu mìng life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó to act recklessly (idiom)
长生不死 cháng shēng bù sǐ immortality
大难不死 dà nàn bù sǐ to just escape from calamity
吊死问疾 diào sǐ wèn jí to grieve for the sick and the dying / to show great concern for people's suffering
宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū rather die than submit (idiom)
生荣死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
生死关头 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis
生死肉骨 shēng sǐ ròu gǔ lit. the dead returning to life / a miracle (idiom)
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)
束手待死 shù shǒu dài sǐ hands tied and expecting the worst
虽死犹生 suī sǐ yóu shēng lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom) / still with us in spirit
万死不辞 wàn sǐ bù cí ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out
养生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
一把死拿 yī bǎ sǐ ná stubborn / inflexible
一潭死水 yī tán sǐ shuǐ a pool of stagnant water / stagnant or listless condition
置之死地 zhì zhī sǐ dì to place sb on field of death / to confront with mortal danger / to give sb no way out / with one's back to the wall / looking death in the eye / part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生
醉生梦死 zuì shēng mèng sǐ as if drunk or entranced (idiom) / leading a befuddled existence / in a drunken stupor
致死中量  median lethal dose
致死装置  lethal device
致死时间  lethal time / survival time / time-to-death
致死浓度  lethal concentration
被判死刑 bèi pàn sǐ xíng to receive death sentence
必死无疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure / to be a goner
必死之症 bì sǐ zhī zhèng terminal illness / incurable condition (also fig.)
不免一死 bù miǎn yī sǐ cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal
不死不休 bù sǐ bù xiū to fight to one's last gasp
大脑死亡 dà nǎo sǐ wáng brain death
导致死亡 dǎo zhì sǐ wáng to lead to death / to result in death
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