Radical 44

尸
43 ⼪ ◄	44	► ⼬ 45
Pinyin :	shī (= corpse)
Zhuyin :	ㄕ
Hiragana :	し か ば ね shikabane
Kanji :	尸 shikabane (= flag)
Hangul :	주검
Sinocorean :	시
Codepoint :	U + 5C38
Stroke sequence :

The radical 44 meaning " body , body " is one of 31 traditional radicals of Chinese characters , consisting of three strokes.

The sign is similar to the zhuyin sign ㄕ  [ʂ].

Apart from the meaning of corpse , sign connections are used to represent very life- relevant relationships. So the sign connections with water under the body mean 尿 to mict , and with rice under the body 屎 to defecate .

Another symbol for body is radical 158身.

Character combinations governed by radical 44

Strokes	character
+ 00	尸
+ 01	尹 尺
+ 02	尻 尼
+ 03	尽
+ 04	尾 尿 局 屁 层 屃
+ 05	屄 居 屆 屇 屈 屉 届
+ 06	屋 屌 屍 屎
+ 07	屐 屑 屒 屓 屔 展 屖 屗 屘
+ 08	屏 屙 屚 屛 屜 屝 屠
+ 09	属 屟 屡
+11	屢 屣 層
+12	履 屦 屧
+14	屨
+15	屩 屪
+16	屫
+18	屬
+21	屭

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 44 is coded under the code point number 12.075 (U + 2F2B).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 50 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 44  - Graphic representations of Radikal 44

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 44 on page 40