葬
zàng
#2,056 most
frequent character
to bury (the dead), to inter
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
葬 zàng puts 死 death among 艹 plants. The old picture had death between grass, which gave the first meaning, 'bury a dead person'. 廾 was once 艹, another grass part. The meaning later narrowed to simply 'to bury'.
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