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死 - sǐ

die; dead; death

die; dead; death

How to read 死

Click 死 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishdie; dead; death
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

死亡 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 死人. Please read 死仗 one more time.

Common words with this character

to die; death
dead person; to die; to happen
to fight bitterly; hard struggle
lost letter; letter containing news of sb's death

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 死 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 死亡 and 死人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 死.