殡 meaning and stroke order
Funeral; to enbalm, to inter
How to write 殡, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 殡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a funeral
- to encoffin a corpse
- to carry to burial
How 殡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Corpse.
歹 gives the meaning and 宾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 歹 (corpse), shared by 29 characters on this site.
How to remember 殡
殡 combines 歹 (dǎi), a component linked to death and corpses, with 宾 (bīn), which gives the sound. Picture the dead (歹) being treated as an honored guest (宾) one last time at the funeral.
殡 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in compound words about funerals, especially 殡仪馆 (bìnyíguǎn, funeral home) and 出殡 (chūbìn, to hold a funeral procession). Example: 明天上午出殡。(Míngtiān shàngwǔ chūbìn.) The funeral procession is tomorrow morning.
Common mistake: Learners often read 殡 with the first tone because of its phonetic part 宾 (bīn), but 殡 is fourth tone, bìn. Also do not confuse it with 滨 (bīn, shore) or 缤 (bīn, colorful), which share the same right side.
Common words with 殡
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 殡仪馆 | bìnyíguǎn | a funeral home; an undertaker's |
Questions about 殡
How many strokes are in 殡?
殡 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 殡 mean?
殡 (bìn) means funeral; to enbalm, to inter. A common word with it is 殡仪馆 (bìnyíguǎn), meaning "a funeral home; an undertaker's".
How do you pronounce 殡?
殡 is pronounced bìn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 殡?
The radical of 殡 is 歹, which carries the idea of "corpse". Dictionaries list 殡 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 殡?
The traditional form of 殡 is 殯. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 殡 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 殡 and 葬?
殡 (bìn) refers to the funeral rites and preparing or carrying the body, while 葬 (zàng) means the actual burial. They often appear together in 殡葬 (bìnzàng), meaning funeral and burial services.
What does 出殡 mean?
出殡 (chūbìn) means to carry the coffin out for burial or cremation, in other words the funeral procession. It is the most common everyday verb phrase using 殡.