葬 (zàng) — to bury (the dead)
Definition
葬 is used almost exclusively for burying the dead (burial, funeral contexts). Compared with 埋, which means 'to bury' anything (objects, feelings, people), 葬 is restricted to the deceased.
verb
to bury (the dead)
Examples
- ，葬。Tā qù shì hòu, jiā rén bǎ tā zàng zài le lǎo jiā hòu shān shàng.After he passed away, his family buried him on the hill behind their hometown.
- 葬。Zhè kuài mù dì shì yòng lái zàng dòng wù de.This cemetery is used to bury animals.
- ，葬。Àn zhào chuán tǒng xí sú, sǐ zhě yīng gāi bèi zàng zài jiā zú mù dì zhōng.According to traditional custom, the deceased should be buried in the family cemetery.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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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