尸僵

屍僵

shījiāng

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

尸僵通常在死后两到四小时出现。

Shījiāng tōngcháng zài sǐhòu liǎng dào sì xiǎoshí chūxiàn.

Rigor mortis typically appears two to four hours after death.

HSK 7-9

法医通过尸僵程度推断死亡时间。

Fǎyī tōngguò shījiāng chéngdù tuīduàn sǐwáng shíjiān.

The forensic doctor estimated the time of death from the degree of rigor mortis.

memory

尸 (corpse) + 僵 (stiff) - exactly the medical concept. The same 僵 also gives you 僵尸 ('hopping vampire / zombie').

尸 shī

僵 jiāng