死 sǐ die
die; dead
怎么记住“死”: 歹 bare bones + 匕 spoon = die. In the pirate film the greedy captain finds only bare bones and a rusty spoon in the treasure cave, and fears he will die there.
部件结构
死 = 歹 bare bones + 匕 spoon
- 歹 bare bones
- 匕 spoon
In the pirate film the greedy captain finds only bare bones and a rusty spoon in the treasure cave, and fears he will die there.
How it came to be
The bare bones block, with a person kneeling beside them. The living figure makes the character: somebody tending the remains, which is what a death is to everyone else.
用法
- Core sense is to die - 他死了 (tā sǐ le) he died. Blunt; for people, polite speech prefers 去世/过世.
- Very common as an intensifier 'to death / extremely' after an adjective: 累死了 (lèi sǐ le) dead tired, 热死了 (rè sǐ le) boiling hot.
- Also 'fixed/rigid/dead-end': 死板 (sǐbǎn) rigid, 死路 (sǐlù) dead end, 死心 (sǐxīn) give up all hope.
含“死”的汉字
含“死”的词语
例句
- 这条鱼死了。 Zhè tiáo yú sǐ le.This fish has died.