Ideographic: A person kneeling 匕 before a corpse 歹Radical:

meaning for :

  • - to die
  • - impassable
  • - uncrossable
  • - inflexible
  • - rigid
  • - extremely
  • - damnedto die
  • - deathlife or deathdeath penaltythe dead
  • - the deceaseddead person
  • - (coll.) to die
  • - (of a death) to happen

de
zhǐtou指头
bèijiā被夹
le
téng
le

My finger got caught and it hurts so much.


nìngyuàn宁愿
búyuàn不愿
bèipàn背叛
zìjǐ自己
de
yuánzé原则

He would rather die than betray his principles.


lǎoshǔ老鼠
le
hòu
huì
fāchū发出
fēicháng非常
nánwén难闻
de
chòuwèi臭味

A dead mouse emits a very unpleasant odor.


xiànzài现在
yǐjīng已经
le
què
réng
wèi
hěnduō很多
zàishì在世
de
rén
suǒ
diànjì惦记

She is dead now herself, but many still living remember her.


jùliè剧烈
de
zhēngchǎo争吵
zhīhòu之后
nàge那个
rén
le

After ferocious rows,he kicked the man to death.