屎
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Meaning: feces; excrement; a stool
💡 Shǐ sounds like 'she'—imagine she stepped in 'feces'.
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Character Story & Explanation
The character 屎 (shǐ) depicts grains of rice (米) under a flag (尸) that originally meant a hanging corpse, later extended to 'body'. The combination suggests undigested food expelled from the body. In modern usage, it is the direct term for feces or excrement, and appears in both literal and figurative expressions (e.g., 拉屎 'to defecate'). Culturally, it is considered vulgar and avoided in polite conversation.
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