shǐ
noun #1,536

Measure Word

tuó

Meanings

  1. 1 excrement
  2. 2 poop
  3. 3 crap

Examples

Xiǎoxīn, dì shang yǒu gǒushǐ.
Be careful, there's dog poop on the ground.
Zhège dōngxi shì shénme shǐ?
What kind of crap is this?
Tā xià de pìgǔnniàoliú.
He was scared shitless.

Tips

usage
is vulgar but common in daily speech. Used in many colorful expressions: (dog crap / nonsense), 放屁 is related but uses a different character. is also used figuratively to mean something terrible.
memory
The top part means 'corpse/body' and the bottom means 'rice' — what comes out of the body after eating rice.

Stroke Order

shǐ