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歹
匕
⿸
歹
匕
Mandarin
si3
English
Definitions
to die; inflexible; inpassable; rigid; uncrossable; dead; death
Mnemonic
Fragmented bones
歹
of a man
匕
Etymology
Notes
Original form was man
人
in a box
囗
: the grave