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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 殉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
殉 xùn - to be buried with the dead
- to die for a cause

List Ranking for: 殉

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,651 39,922 47,729

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 歹 旬

Radical:

歹

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

旬

Semantic:

歹

Hint:

Death

Other Words Containing 殉

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
殉职 - - 15,502 50,639 48,405
殉 - - 17,651 39,922 47,729
殉难 - - 31,619 58,982 87,253
殉情 - - 35,485 48,954 26,618
殉葬 - - 94,247 66,084 54,369
殉国 - - 96,686 59,475 69,030