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殡

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a funeral; to encoffin a corpse; to carry to burial

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Strokes
14
Radical
歹 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
殡
Common rank
#3,403
Unicode
U+6BA1

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Formation & memory

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How 殡 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

歹 meaning “corpse” + 宾 sound ( bīn )

Components 歹 宾

Words with 殡

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
殡仪员 bìn yí yuán funeral worker; mortician; undertaker
出殡 chū bìn to accompany a deceased person to his last resting place; to hold a funeral
殡车 bìn chē hearse
殡仪馆 bìn yí guǎn a funeral home; an undertaker's
送殡 sòng bìn to attend a funeral; to take part in a funeral procession
殡仪 bìn yí funeral
殡葬 bìn zàng funeral and interment
殡殓 bìn liàn to bury sb

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 宾 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
宾 sound part bīn guest, visitor; surname; submit
滨 bīn beach, coast, river bank
槟 bīn betel-nut, areca nut
鬓 bìn hair on temples
缤 bīn abundant, diverse, variegated
膑 bìn kneecap
摈 bìn to exclude, to expel, to reject; to usher
嫔 pín courtesan; palace maid
髌 bìn kneecap
镔 bīn high-quality iron