Definition & Meaning

1.be buried alive with the dead

2.sacrifice one's life for

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Characters with xun

xùn

殉

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1
v.be buried alive with the dead
- xùn zàng
  殉葬
  bury oneself alive
2
v.sacrifice one's life for
- xùn zhí
  殉职
  die in the course of performing one's duty

Words and phrases with 殉

殉葬制度
[word]institution of burying the living with the dead
殉难者
[word]martyr
殉难
[word]die for
殉职者
[word]martyr to duty
殉道
[word]die for a cause
殉葬坑
[word]pit for sacrifices
殉国
[word]die/give one's life/lay down for one's country
殉职
[word]die at one's post
殉情
[word]commit suicide for love

Similar-form characters to 殉

xùn
殉
xún
询
xuàn
绚
xún
珣

Chinese Characters with pinyin xùn

训
instruct; instructions
迅
rapid
讯
interrogate; message
汛
seasonal flood
逊
give up the throne; modest

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