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Meaning

bury (the dead)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zang” becomes a different word in each tone. 葬 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 埋葬mái zàngto bury
  • 葬礼zàng lǐburial; funeral
  • 陪葬péi zàngto be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
  • 国葬guó zàngstate funeral
  • 下葬xià zàngto bury; to inter

Example Sentence

人们怀着悲痛的心情参加了葬礼。Rén men huái zhe bēi tòng de xīn qíng cān jiā le zàng lǐ.People attended the funeral with grief.

人们Rén menpeople怀huáibosomzhe(ongoing action)悲痛bēi tònggrieveddeof心情xīn qíngmood参加cān jiāto participatele(completed action)葬礼zàng lǐburial