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Hanzi

殉 / 殉

Traditional
殉
Simplified
殉

to be buried with the dead/to die for a cause

Hanzi

Pinyin

xùn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄩㄣˋ

Jyutping

seon1

Example sentences

殉國 / 殉国 xùnguó
這座紀念碑是為了追念在戰場上殉國的將士而建的。
这座纪念碑是为了追念在战场上殉国的将士而建的。

This monument was built to honor the soldiers who died for their country on the battlefield.

Example Vocabulary

殉情

xun4'qing2

殉職

xun4'zhi2

殉

xun4

殉國

xun4'guo2

to die for one’s country; to sacrifice one’s life for the nation

殉葬

xun4'zang4

殉難

xun4'nan4

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