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葬

zàng

to bury; to inter

Villagers place flowers on a grave mound on a hillside above a valley
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Character

葬 zàng

Strokes
12
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 村民按照当地习俗把老人葬在面向河谷的山坡上。 Cūnmín ànzhào dāngdì xísú bǎ lǎorén zàng zài miànxiàng hégǔ de shānpō shàng. The villagers buried the old man on a hillside facing the river valley according to local custom.
  • 爷爷希望去世后葬在家乡的老山上。 Yéye xīwàng qùshì hòu zàng zài jiāxiāng de lǎo shān shàng. Grandfather wished to be buried on the old mountain of his hometown after his death.
  • 传说那位将军就葬在这座古城附近。 Chuánshuō nà wèi jiāngjūn jiù zàng zài zhè zuò gǔchéng fùjìn. Legend has it that the general was buried near this ancient town.

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