尸骸

屍骸

shīhái

noun #36,169

Measure Word

一具尸骸 jù

Meanings

1 corpse
2 skeleton, remains
3 carcass

Characters

bones, skeleton

Examples

考古学家在洞穴里发现了一具尸骸。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài dòngxué lǐ fāxiàn le yí jù shīhái.

Archaeologists found a skeleton in the cave.

战场上到处是尸骸。

Zhànchǎng shàng dàochù shì shīhái.

The battlefield was littered with corpses.

Tips

register

尸 ('corpse') + 骸 ('bones/skeleton'). More literary and gruesome than the everyday 尸体 (shītǐ, 'corpse'). Common in news about archaeological finds, war, and disaster reporting.

Stroke Order

尸 shī

骸 hái