尸僵

屍僵

shījiāng

noun

Meanings

1 rigor mortis
2 post-mortem stiffening of muscles

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Examples

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.

尸僵通常在死后两到四小时出现。

Shījiāng tōngcháng zài sǐ hòu liǎng dào sì xiǎoshí chūxiàn.

Rigor mortis typically appears two to four hours after death.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

尸 shī

僵 jiāng