Chinese symbol for “bier”
柩
jiù
bier
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bier is 柩 (jiù), defined as: bier.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bier”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灵床 (靈床) | líng chuáng | bier; bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive |
| 担架 (擔架) | dān jià | stretcher; litter |
| 灵棺 (靈棺) | líng guān | a bier; a catafalque (memorial platform) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 柩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灵柩 (靈柩) | líng jiù | coffin containing a corpse |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bier”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.