葬 zàng to bury
to bury; to inter
How to remember 葬: 艹 grass + 死 to die + 廾 two hands = to bury. The boy lifts the grass in the garden for his hamster that died last night and uses two hands to bury it gently.
Component breakdown
葬 = 艹 grass + 死 to die + 廾 two hands
- 艹 grass
- 死 to die
- 歹 bare bones
- 匕 spoon
- 廾 two hands
The boy lifts the grass in the garden for his hamster that died last night and uses two hands to bury it gently.
How it is used
- 'To bury (the dead)' - 埋葬 (máizàng) to bury, 葬礼 (zànglǐ) a funeral, 火葬 (huǒzàng) cremation, 安葬 (ānzàng) to lay to rest.
- Reserved for burying people/remains, not objects; figuratively 葬送 (zàngsòng) means to ruin or throw away (e.g. 葬送前途, ruin one's future).