Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 殉


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Meaning

dutiful death, to die for a cause, martyrdom

Pronunciation

xùn

Explanation

Left: bare bone (rib or vertebrae), right: period of 10 days (When the sun is enwrapped (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)

Mnemonic

The bare bones will remain there for ten days after the dutiful death.

Radicals

bad, wicked
10-days duration
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Vocabulary

殉难 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster
献身殉职 xiàn shēn xùn zhí to sacrifice one's life in the line of duty
殉葬 xùn zàng to bury sth along with the dead; sacrificial grave goods

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