殉

xùn
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to be buried with the dead

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

殉 has 歹 remains as its meaning part and 旬 xún as its sound part. It first meant being buried alongside the dead.

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Homophones

讯xùn
(bound form) to ask, to inquire
训xùn
to teach, to train, to admonish
迅xùn
rapid, fast
逊xùn
to abdicate, modest, yielding

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