殉(xùn)

10 strokes

to be buried with the dead

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Character information

Pinyin
xùn
Meaning
to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 殉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰歹旬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 歹 (death); 旬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

歹dǎi旬xún

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 殉 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 殉

Common words using 殉 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xùn殉guó国

to die for one's country

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xùn殉qíng情

to die together in the name of love; to sacrifice oneself for love

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xùn殉jiào教

to die for one's religion

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xùn殉zhí职

to die in the line of duty

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xùn殉zàng葬

(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried …

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xùn殉dào道

to die for a just cause

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xùn殉nàn难

to sacrifice oneself in a just cause

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yīn因gōng公xùn殉zhí职

to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

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Related characters

From 殉’s common words

国情教职葬道难因

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