殉
Meaning
xùn xun4
- to be buried with the dead
- to die for a cause
Words with 殉
- 殉国 xùnguó to die for one's country
- 殉道 xùndào to die for a just cause
- 殉情 xùnqíng to die together in the name of love
- 殉死 xùnsǐ to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
- 殉教 xùnjiào to die for one's religion
- 殉节 xùnjié to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)
- 殉难 xùnnàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
- 殉职 xùnzhí to die in the line of duty
- 殉葬 xùnzàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead
- 因公殉职 yīngōngxùnzhí to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)