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殉 xùn

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殉 xùn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xùn | xun4
English translation
martyr; to die for a cause

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About 殉 xùn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

殉 xùn

Contains the radical

歹 dǎi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

death

Etymology of 殉 xùn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰歹旬

Semantic compound

歹 dǎi

Phonetic compound

旬 xún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 歹 dǎi represents the meaning and 旬 xún represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 殉 xùn

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可是 kěshì 那些 nà xiē 殉难者的 de 事迹 shìjì 却是 què shì 永远 yǒngyuǎn 湮没 yān mò 无 wú 闻 Wén .

But the deeds of those who perished will never be known.

哎 āi ,现在 xiànzài 这 zhè 条 tiáo 小 xiǎo 汽船 qì chuán , 像 xiàng 所有 suǒyǒu 其他 qítā 英勇 yīngyǒng 殉难 xùn nàn 的 de 小汽船一样 yīyàng ,都 dōu 永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ .

But now -- look -- this little steamer, like all her brave and battered sisters, is immortal.

圣潘克拉斯于 Yú 公元 gōngyuán 304年 Nián 殉道 xùn dào 。

St Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.

Words with 殉 xùn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
殉职 xùn zhí to die in the line of duty殉職
殉 xùn to die for a cause殉 xùn
殉情 xùn qíng to sacrifice oneself for love殉情 xùn qíng
殉难 xùn nàn a victim of a disaster殉難
殉国 xùn guó to die for one's country殉國
因公殉职 yīn gōng xùn zhí to die as in the line of duty (idiom)因公殉職
殉葬 xùn zàng sacrificial grave goods殉葬 xùn zàng
殉道 xùn dào to die for a just cause殉道 xùn dào
殉节 xùn jié to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)殉節
殉教 xùn jiào to die for one's religion殉教 xùn jiào
殉死 xùn sǐ to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)殉死 xùn sǐ

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