Dong Chinese dictionary

sǐ

die

Depicts a person (人) mourning over a carcass (歹).

Components

歹 Iconic component

dǎi

evil, bad

Depicts a carcass.

人 Iconic component

rén

person

Depicts a person.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

sǐ

die; dead; death; to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned

Most common words with 死

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources