Meaning of 殉葬
殉葬 means to bury (living people or objects) with the dead; to sacrifice and inter with the deceased. Pronounced xùn zàng.
- to bury (living people or objects) with the dead; to sacrifice and inter with the deceased
Definitions & Examples
Xùn殉
zàng葬
zhì制
dù度
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
The practice of burial sacrifice was very common in ancient China.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
xùn殉
zàng葬
pǐn品
。
A large number of funerary objects were found in this ancient tomb.
Shāng商
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
，
rén人
xùn殉
xiàn现
xiàng象
shí十
fēn分
yán严
zhòng重
。
During the Shang Dynasty, human sacrifice was extremely severe.
Qín秦
Shǐ始
huáng皇
bīng兵
mǎ马
yǒng俑
jiù就
shì是
dài代
tì替
huó活
rén人
xùn殉
zàng葬
de的
。
The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang were used to replace live burial sacrifices.