殇 (shāng) — (bound form, literary) to die young; untimely death
Definition
Literary bound form meaning 'to die young / untimely death' — not used alone, always paired with a partner like 夭 (夭殇) or 逝 (殇逝). Strongly tied to poetry and formal writing.
bound form
(bound form, literary) to die younguntimely death
Examples
- 。Zhè shǒu shī shì wèi jì niàn guó shāng ér xiě de.This poem was written to commemorate a national tragedy.
- ，殇。Tā yīng nián zǎo shì, lìng rén gǎn dào shāng shì zhī tòng.He died young, making people feel the pain of an untimely death.
- 殇。Gǔ dài wén xiàn zhōng jì zǎi le xǔ duō yāo shāng de àn lì.Ancient texts record many cases of dying young.
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