殉死 xùn sǐ

to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)

Characters

Character Meaning
殉 xùn
to die for a cause; to be buried with the dead
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible