| 尸 | 780A35 52.91 | 部居  | 畫數 3 | ㄕ [shi1] . [As radical in 52A] | ||
| N. | (1) Corpse (interch. 屍): 死尸 dead body; 鞭尸 to dig up corpse and whip it as post-mortem revenge or punishment; 尸居餘氣 dead-alive, as good as dead. (2) Formerly, person representing spirit of the dead person during sacrifices, usu. a child. (3) A radical (as in 尼，尿，尾); index No. 52A. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) (AC) to act in charge: 誰其尸之who was the man directing it? 尸盟 (AC) to act as chief in alliance of states. (2) To hold a job without doing anything (like a “corpse”): 尸位，尸祿，尸利 [shi1wei4], [shi1lu4], [shi1li4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 尸諫 [shi1jian4], v.t., to remonstrate with the emperor by sending letter and committing suicide. 2. 尸解 [shi1jie3], v.i., (of Taoist immortals) to dissolve bodily into a spirit. 3. 尸利 [shi1li4], v.i., (AC) as in 近而不諫，則尸利也 to fail to speak up (to ruler) when there is opportunity to do so is to hang on to job for profit. 4. 尸祿 [shi1lu4], v.i., hold sinecure job and act like a “corpse.” 5. 尸身 [shi1shen1], n., dead body. 6. 尸首(兒) [shi1shou3]([er0]), n., ditto. 7. 尸體 [shi1ti3], n., ditto. 8. 尸位 [shi1wei4], v.i., to hold a sinecure job: 尸位素餐 hold a sinecure job and eat white rice. | |||||
| 尸 | 788A40 52A.91-5 | 部居 | 畫數 3 | ㄕ [shi1] . [Cf. 52.91] |