xùn殉（徇）
殉（徇）
common
verb
Meaning of 殉
殉 means to be buried with the dead (as a sacrificial object); to sacrifice one's life for a cause or duty. Pronounced xùn.
- to be buried with the dead (as a sacrificial object)
- to sacrifice one's life for a cause or duty
Character Info
Radical彳
Strokes8
Components
彳
旬
Stroke Order
殉
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
guì贵
zú族
mù墓
zàng葬
zhōng中
céng曾
yǒu有
huó活
rén人
xùn徇
de的
lòu陋
xí习
。
There was a bad custom of burying living people with the dead in ancient noble tombs.