入土 (rù tǔ) — to be buried, to inter (a deceased person)

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to be buried / interred,' almost always used for a deceased person. Pairs with 为安 in the set phrase 入土为安 ('buried at last, at peace').

verb
to be buriedto inter (a deceased person)

Examples

  • 入土。
    Tā de yí tǐ yǐ jīng rù tǔ ān zàng.
    His remains have been buried.
  • 。
    Lǎo rén de gǔ huī rù le tǔ cái suàn wán chéng xīn yuàn.
    Only after the old man's ashes were buried was the wish fulfilled.
  • 入土。
    rù tǔ Wéi ān shì hěn duō wén huà zhōng de chuán tǒng guān niàn.
    "To be buried and rest in peace" is a traditional belief in many cultures.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
土tǔearth

入 (“enter”) and 土 (“earth”) mean enter the earth, i.e. be buried.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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