逝

(of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,413 U+901D

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 折 (phonetic, zhé)

components: 辶折

pass away · Heisig RSH #934

折 discount + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 折

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 折 (zhé) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
折 sound component	zhé	to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
哲	zhé	wise, sagacious; wise man; philosopher
浙	zhè	the Zhejiang province; a river
踅	xué	to pace; to turn around midway
哳	zhā	the sound of ripping or giggling
蜇	zhē	jellyfish

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
英年早逝	yīng nián zǎo shì	to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime
转眼即逝	zhuǎn yǎn jí shì	to pass in an instant; over in the twinkling of an eye
岁月流逝	suì yuè liú shì	as time goes by (idiom)
长逝	cháng shì	to depart this life; to be no more
病逝	bìng shì	to die of illness
流逝	liú shì	(of time) to pass; to elapse
逝者	shì zhě	the dead; the deceased
逝世	shì shì	to pass away; to die
飞逝	fēi shì	(of time) to pass quickly; to be fleeting
远逝	yuǎn shì	to fade into the distance; (fig.) to peter out; to fade away
易逝	yì shì	passing; transient; fugitive
去逝	qù shì	to pass away; to die
逝去	shì qù	to elapse; to pass away; to die; demise
消逝	xiāo shì	to fade away
永逝	yǒng shì	gone forever; to die
仙逝	xiān shì	to die; to depart this mortal coil
转瞬即逝	zhuǎn shùn jí shì	(idiom) fleeting; transitory
早逝	zǎo shì	early demise; untimely death
稍纵即逝	shāo zòng jí shì	transient; fleeting
猝逝	cù shì	to die suddenly