death, die
死 centers on the end of life: death and dying. It covers both the state of being dead and the process of dying.
死 combines 歹 (remains/bones) and 匕 (a person), suggesting a person beside remains, representing death.
The left side 歹 looks like bones or remains, and the right side 匕 is a person. Picture a person lying beside bones, representing death.
For シ, imagine a scene of death where someone whispers 'she' is gone: she -> シ, tying the sound to the finality of death.
to die; to pass away
death
death; dying; mortality
frantic; frenetic; desperate
death penalty; capital punishment
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
after death
corpse; dead person
death; decease; passing away
death in battle
cause of death
instant death
lethal; fatal
(death from) starvation; starving to death
life and death; life or death
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
brain death
dead language; extinct language
death from cold; freezing to death
sudden death
death from disease; death from illness
pitch that hits the batter
no outs
life and death; life or death
death by fire
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
two out; two down (and one to go)
death by drowning
(death from) starvation; starving to death
bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover
withering; dying
euthanasia
desperately; for one's dear life
death rate; mortality rate
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
casualties; the killed and wounded
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
lethal dose
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide