土葬 (tǔ zàng) — in-ground burial, burial in earth

Definition

Burial by placing the body directly in the ground (as opposed to 火葬 'cremation'). A traditional practice now rare in Chinese cities due to land-use regulations.

noun
in-ground burialburial in earth

Examples

  • 土葬。
    Hěn duō nóng cūn dì qū réng rán bǎo liú zhe tǔ zàng de chuán tǒng.
    Many rural areas still preserve the tradition of in-ground burial.
  • ，土葬。
    Chéng shì lǐ tuī xíng huǒ zàng, tǔ zàng yǐ jīng hěn shǎo jiàn le.
    Cremation is promoted in cities; in-ground burial is now rarely seen.
  • 土葬。
    Zhèng fǔ duì tǔ zàng yòng dì yǒu yán gé de shěn pī guī dìng.
    The government has strict approval regulations for land used for in-ground burial.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

土tǔearth
葬zàngburial

土 means earth and 葬 means burial, together naming burial in earth.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 茻茻mǎnggrass
  • 死死sǐdead person

In 葬, 死, a dead person, is shown in 茻, grass, to picture burying the dead in grass.

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