HSK 6 · Body

逝世 shìshì “to pass away” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 逝世 means

  1. to pass away
  2. to die

How to say 逝世

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale逝shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale世shì4th tone, falling

逝世 in a sentence

  1. 这位作家于去年逝世。

    Zhè wèi zuòjiā yú qùnián shìshì.

    This writer passed away last year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 今天是这位科学家逝世一百周年纪念日。

    Jīntiān shì zhè wèi kēxuéjiā shìshì yìbǎi zhōunián jìniànrì.

    Today marks 100 years since this scientist passed away.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 逝世 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 逝 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
逝shìto pass by
  • 折to break · shéSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 折 (shé) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

The character 世 (shì) drawn as one shape
世shìlife

世 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 逝世

逝 10 strokes · 世 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

逝世 (shìshì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 逝世 (shìshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 逝世

Words with 世

世界shìjiè · world世纪shìjì · century去世qùshì · to pass away世代shìdài · for generations问世wènshì · to be published举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmù · to attract worldwide attention

More words: People, Body & Health

神经shénjīng · nerve呻吟shēnyín · to groan舌头shétou · tongue视力shìlì · eyesight尸体shītǐ · corpse视线shìxiàn · line of sight手势shǒushì · gesture衰老shuāilǎo · to grow old

FAQs

逝世 (shìshì) means “to pass away” or “to die”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shìshì: shì with a 4th tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 逝世 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 逝世 from the suggestions. Typing shishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
逝世 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.