葬
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to bury (the dead); to inter
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How 葬 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A corpse 死 laid 廾 to rest under the grass 艹
How to remember it
inter · Heisig RSH #716
flower + 死 death + two hands
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 葬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死无葬身之地 | sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì | to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end |
| 葬身鱼腹 | zàng shēn yú fù | lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom); fig. to drown |
| 火葬场 | huǒ zàng chǎng | crematorium |
| 国葬 | guó zàng | state funeral |
| 天葬 | tiān zàng | sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice) |
| 海葬 | hǎi zàng | burial at sea (usu. performed by scattering cremains from a ship) |
| 安葬 | ān zàng | to bury (the dead) |
| 下葬 | xià zàng | to bury; to inter |
| 合葬 | hé zàng | to bury husband and wife together; joint interment |
| 火葬 | huǒ zàng | to cremate |
| 随葬品 | suí zàng pǐn | burial goods; burial gifts |
| 葬身 | zàng shēn | to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) |
| 葬式 | zàng shì | funeral |
| 土葬 | tǔ zàng | burial (in earth) |
| 落葬 | luò zàng | to bury the dead |
| 古墓葬群 | gǔ mù zàng qún | (archeology) burial complex |
| 厚养薄葬 | hòu yǎng bó zàng | generous care but a thrifty funeral; to look after one's parents generously, but not waste… |
| 薄养厚葬 | bó yǎng hòu zàng | to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral; hypocrisy in arranging a lavish fun… |
| 树葬 | shù zàng | burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree |
| 丧葬费 | sāng zàng fèi | funeral expenses |