尸僵

屍僵
shījiāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 rigor mortis
  2. 2 post-mortem stiffening of muscles

Examples

HSK 5
Shījiāng tōngcháng zài sǐhòu liǎng dào sì xiǎoshí chūxiàn.
Rigor mortis typically appears two to four hours after death.
HSK 7-9
Fǎyī tōngguò shījiāng chéngdù tuīduàn sǐwáng shíjiān.
The forensic doctor estimated the time of death from the degree of rigor mortis.

Tips

memory
尸 (corpse) + 僵 (stiff) - exactly the medical concept. The same 僵 also gives you 僵尸 ('hopping vampire / zombie').

Stroke Order

尸 shī
僵 jiāng