[[Radicals|Radicals]] #Radicals #3-Strokes ## 尸 (shī) Kanxi Radical 44 ![[尸 (shī).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 尸 (shī) is also known as the "corpse" or "body radical". It is a simplified form of the traditional Chinese character for "corpse" (屍). The radical 尸 is used in many Chinese characters to represent the meaning related to the body or the corpse. The 尸 radical is typically located on the left side of a character, and it is used as a semantic or a pictographic component to indicate the meaning of the character. ## Examples Here are some Chinese characters that contain this radical: [[尾 wěi]] - tail [[局 jú]] - office, bureau [[眉 méi]] - eyebrows