xùn

to die for a cause; to be buried with the dead

#3303

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3303rd character
Radical ⽍ (78.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 1873

Definitions

殉 xùn
  1. 1. to die for a cause
  2. 2. to be buried with the dead

Stroke order

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Words containing 殉

Word Meaning
to die in the line of duty
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
to sacrifice oneself for love
to die for one's country
to bury sth along with the dead; sacrificial grave goods
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
to die for one's country
to die for one's religion
to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)
to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)
to die in the line of duty
to die for a just cause
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
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