Chinese symbol for “burial”
葬礼
zàng lǐ
Traditional: 葬禮
burial; funeral
The closest CC-CEDICT match for burial is 葬礼 (zàng lǐ), defined as: burial; funeral.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “burial”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 葬礼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埋葬 | mái zàng | to bury |
| 墓葬 | mù zàng | (archeology) grave; tomb |
| 安葬 | ān zàng | to bury (the dead) |
| 殡葬 (殯葬) | bìn zàng | funeral and interment |
| 火葬 | huǒ zàng | to cremate |
| 礼物 (禮物) | lǐ wù | gift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) |
| 婚礼 (婚禮) | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 礼拜 (禮拜) | lǐ bài | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week |
See also: Japanese symbol for “burial”.
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.