埋 mái / mán — bury; to blame
小狗把骨头埋在了院子里。Xiǎo gǒu bǎ gǔ tou mái zài le yuàn zi lǐ.The dog buried the bone in the yard.
Common words: 埋怨 (mán yuàn)、埋伏 (mái fú)、埋葬 (mái zàng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "bury"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "bury", including 埋 (mái / mán), 葬 (zàng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "bury" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 埋 (mái / mán), 葬 (zàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mái, mán, zàng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 埋 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 埋 mái / mánbury; to blameUseful words: 埋怨, 埋伏
- 葬 zàngbury (the dead)Useful words: 埋葬, 葬礼
Common words for these 2 "bury" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 埋 (mái / mán) — so "bury" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "bury".
葬 zàng — bury (the dead)
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.
Common words: 埋葬 (mái zàng)、葬礼 (zàng lǐ)、陪葬 (péi zàng)
All 2 characters
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