jiù

柩

Character · Noun

coffin containing a corpse

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

formal

Formal and literary usage. Often appears in compounds such as 灵柩.

Líng灵

jiù柩

tíng停

fàng放

zài在

dà大

táng堂

zhōng中

yāng央

。

The coffin lay in state in the center of the great hall.

Shì士

bīng兵

men们

hù护

sòng送

zhe着

guān棺

jiù柩

huǎn缓

qián前

xíng行

。

The soldiers escorted the coffin as it moved slowly forward.

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Fú扶

jiù柩

guī归

zàng葬

To escort the coffin back home for burial.