殉
Meaning
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- to be buried with the dead
- to die for a cause
Words with 殉
- 殉国xùnguóto die for one's country
- 殉道xùndàoto die for a just cause
- 殉情xùnqíngto die together in the name of love
- 殉死xùnsǐto be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
- 殉教xùnjiàoto die for one's religion
- 殉节xùnjiéto sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)
- 殉难xùnnànto sacrifice oneself in a just cause
- 殉职xùnzhíto die in the line of duty
- 殉葬xùnzàng(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead
- 因公殉职yīngōngxùnzhíto die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)