From their writing, the only thing making 尸 and 户 different is that point. How about their meanings? Which one is more versatile?
尸, a pictographic character of a person receiving offerings on behalf of the dead during sacrificial rites in ancient times, serves as a semantic component to form characters denoting the following meanings:
- House-related meanings 屋 house, 居 live, 层 floor
- Body-related meanings 尾, tail，尿，urine，尻 rump
- Shoe-related meanings 屣xǐ shoes, 屐 clog, 屦jù straw sandal
The most common compound words of 尸 is 尸体 corpse，尸首 corpse，尸骨 skeleton of a corpse，僵尸 corpse，验尸 autopsy, etc.
户, a pictographic character of single-leafed door, serves as semantic component to form characters denoting meanings related to a door or house such as: 扉 door panel, 房 house, 店 shop.
The most common compound words of 户 is 用户 user, 账户 account，住户 household，户籍 registered permanent residence，门户 door/gateway，ect.
Besides, 户 can be used as a measure word for the number of households for example，十户人家ten households while 尸 can’t be usded as a measure word.
