死 sǐ die

HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 死 is in band 3. HSK 4 explained

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This word is中死。

It means to die. Picture a child watching a film, worried about the hero, and asking her mother whether he will die. Want to say it out loud?

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Stroke order

死 is written in 6 strokes.

死 — the Chinese character for die (sǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 死 — die

Senses

to die
impassable
uncrossable
inflexible
rigid
extremely
damned

Related words

Where 死 lives

HSK 4 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 3 Practise Topic: Health and medicine Practise Topic: Change and process Practise

死 is pronounced sǐ and means “die”.