屍
The story of 屍
corpse
屍 is composed of 尸 (corpse, ancestral card) and 死 (die) . 尸 is the picture of a man sitting down with bending knees, means ancestral card or corpse, so 死 is added to specify the latter meaning.
屍
屍 is composed of 尸 (corpse, ancestral card) and 死 (die) . 尸 is the picture of a man sitting down with bending knees, means ancestral card or corpse, so 死 is added to specify the latter meaning.