Chinese symbol for “funeral”
丧礼
sāng lǐ
Traditional: 喪禮
funeral
The closest CC-CEDICT match for funeral is 丧礼 (sāng lǐ), defined as: funeral.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “funeral”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殡仪 (殯儀) | bìn yí | funeral |
| 殡 (殯) | bìn | a funeral; to encoffin a corpse |
| 葬仪 (葬儀) | zàng yí | funeral; obsequies |
| 葬式 | zàng shì | funeral |
| 葬礼 (葬禮) | zàng lǐ | burial; funeral |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 丧礼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丧失 (喪失) | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 沮丧 (沮喪) | jǔ sàng | dispirited; dejected |
| 丧生 (喪生) | sàng shēng | to die; to lose one's life |
| 丧命 (喪命) | sàng mìng | to lose one's life |
| 丧尸 (喪屍) | sāng shī | zombie |
| 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 “funeral”.
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.