The story of 屎

feces

屎 is composed of 尸 (corpse, ancestral card) and 米 (rice) . 尸 is the picture of a man sitting down with bending knees, a posture of excretion, rice is the main food of ancient Chinese, so 屎 represents solid excrement.

Vocabulary of 屎

  • 拉屎 (defecate)
  • 耳屎 (ear wax)

Classification

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