xùn
殉
be buried with the dead; sacrifice oneself; comply with
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be buried with the dead (as a sacrificial object)
archaicAn archaic and rarely used meaning in modern daily language.
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.
verb
to sacrifice one's life for a cause or duty
formalThis is the most commonly used meaning of the character in modern Chinese.
Wú无
shù数
gé革
mìng命
xiān先
liè烈
wèi为
le了
mín民
zú族
jiě解
fàng放
xùn徇
nàn难
。
Countless revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their lives for national liberation.
Zhè这
wèi位
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
zài在
jiù救
huǒ火
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
xùn徇
zhí职
xī牺
shēng牲
le了
。
This firefighter sacrificed his life while on duty putting out a fire.
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Tā她
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
guó国
bǎo宝
xùn徇
shēn身
。
She sacrificed herself to protect the national treasure.
Xǔ许
duō多
yī医
hù护
rén人
yuán员
zài在
yì疫
qíng情
fáng防
kòng控
yī一
xiàn线
xùn徇
zhí职
。
Many medical workers performed their duties and even sacrificed on the frontline of epidemic prevention.
Zhè这
wèi位
liè烈
shì士
yīn因
yíng营
jiù救
luò落
shuǐ水
ér儿
tóng童
ér而
xùn徇
nàn难
。
This martyr sacrificed his life while rescuing a drowning child.