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尸首

shī shou

2-character word Traditional 屍首

What 尸首 means

1. dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like {尸首分离|shī shou fēn lí} or {尸首异处|shī shou yì chù}, decapitation is implied.)

The characters in 尸首

• 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…
• 首shǒuhead; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)

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