shǐ

excrement

A person, crouched defecating  also provides the pronunciation

Components
尸 meaning component

  Meaning component

shī

  

sitting person

米 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

rice

Evolution

屎 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
屎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shǐ

excrement, shit, dung; stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus

Most common words with 屎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

stool

拉屎

to defecate

耳屎

earwax

眼屎

gum in the eyes

屎壳郎

dung beetle