Taxonomy of meanings for 屍 / 尸:
- 屍 shì (OC: qhljis MC: ɕi) 矢利切 去 廣韻：【似皴皃也矢利切二 】
- 尸 shī (OC: qhlji MC: ɕi) 式脂切 平 廣韻：【主也陳也利也又姓秦有尸伎爲啇君師著書式之切四 】
- =屍CORPSE
- n屍 is a variant character created to refer unambiguously to the corpse rather than the impersonator of the dead also written as 尸
- n(post-N)corpse of the contextually determinate NDS
- abstract feature: devoid of life>>EMPTY
- associated
activity>SACRIFICE
- abstract>SYMBOL
- feature>IMPORTANT
- related action>SHOW
- religious>DEITY
- action:
object sacrifices>ENJOY
- associated action>GOVERN
- associated action: generalised>CONTROL
- so as to
reach out to>STRETCH OUT
- abstract>CAUSE
- legal>PUNISH
- by language>SCOLD
- social>GATHER
- military>BATTLE ARRAY
- action>ARRANGE
- =夷BARBARIAN
- SURNAME
- BIRDS
- PLACE NAMES
- =屍CORPSE
- 屍 shī (OC: qhlji MC: ɕi) 式脂切 平 廣韻：【禮記曰在牀曰屍在棺曰柩 】
- CORPSE
- n屍 is a variant character created to refer unambiguously to the corpse rather than the impersonator of the dead also written as 尸
- n(post-N)corpse of the contextually determinate NDS
- CORPSE
Additional information about 屍
說文解字: 【屍】，終主。从尸、从死。 〔小徐本作「從尸、死聲。」〕 【式脂切】
- Criteria
- CORPSE
1. The general dignified term for a dead body is shī 尸 / 屍 often in connection with burial.
2. Piǎo 殍 refers specifically to the dead bodies of those who have starved and who lie unburied.
3. Sǐ 死 refers to the dead body of a deceased person in a neutral way, not necessarily in connection with burial.
4. Fá 伐 is a a standard OBI word for decapitated human victims, but this usage became obsolete.