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Character Decomposition
殉=歹+旬
Etymology
death
Meanings
to be buried with the dead
to die for a cause
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Words with 殉 32 total
to die for a just cause殉道xùn dàoto die for one's country殉国xùn guóto die for one's religion殉教xùn jiàoto sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)殉节xùn jiéto sacrifice oneself in a just cause · a victim of a disaster殉难xùn nànto die together in the name of love · to sacrifice oneself for love殉情xùn qíngto be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)殉死xùn sǐ(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead殉葬xùn zàngto die in the line of duty殉职xùn zhídie a martyr at one's post以身殉职yǐ shēn xùn zhíto die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)因公殉职yīn gōng xùn zhí
Idioms with 殉 5 total Chain
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