死 sǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
死亡
sǐwáng
to die
Characters in this word
亡 wáng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 事故发生后，官方确认有三人死亡，另有多人受伤。 Shìgù fāshēng hòu, guānfāng quèrèn yǒu sān rén sǐwáng, lìng yǒu duō rén shòushāng. After the accident, officials confirmed that three people had died and several others were injured.
- 这种植物在寒冷的冬天容易死亡，需要放进屋里。 Zhè zhǒng zhíwù zài hánlěng de dōngtiān róngyì sǐwáng, xūyào fàng jìn wū lǐ. This plant easily dies in cold winters, so it needs to be kept indoors.
- 研究发现，缺水是树木死亡的主要原因。 Yánjiū fāxiàn, quēshuǐ shì shùmù sǐwáng de zhǔyào yuányīn. Research found that lack of water is the main cause of trees dying.
Related words
- 死 sǐ to die
- 救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng to heal the wounded and rescue the dying
- 生死 shēngsǐ life and death
- 死心 sǐxīn to give up hope; to stop clinging to an idea
- 伤亡 shāngwáng to be injured; casualties
- 灭亡 mièwáng to perish; to collapse; to become extinct
- 逃亡 táowáng to flee; to be on the run
- 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláo to mend the pen after sheep are lost; to take remedial action after a loss
- 伤员 shāngyuán wounded person
- 救命 jiùmìng to save a life
- 伤口 shāngkǒu wound
- 求救 qiújiù to cry for help