榇 (chèn) - Coffin — a box or chest for burying & also used in ancient texts to refer to

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chèn ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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榇 · chèn

Coffin — a box or chest for burying a corpse;

also used in ancient texts to refer to inner coffins.

Coffin — a box or chest for buryingalso used in ancient texts to refer to

Usage highlights

CoffinInner coffinFuneral coffinCarrying the coffinBurial coffinCoffin carriage

Synonyms

  • 棺— coffin (general term)
  • 柩— bier; coffin containing a corpse

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The coffin was placed in the tomb (灵榇入土).
  • They carried the coffin to the cemetery (抬榇送葬).
  • The inner coffin is called guǒchèn (椁榇).
  • Ancient texts mention the use of coffins (棺榇).

Collocations

  • Coffin(棺榇)
  • Inner coffin(椁榇)
  • Funeral coffin(灵榇)
  • Carrying the coffin(扶榇)
  • Burial coffin(葬榇)
  • Coffin carriage(榇车)

Idioms

  • Carrying the coffin in battle(负榇决战)
  • Returning the coffin to homeland(归榇故里)
  • Coffin and burial clothes(榇殓)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, coffins were often made of wood, hence the character contains the 木 (wood) radical.
  • The character was used in formal and literary contexts, particularly in classical texts and funeral ceremonies.
  • Carrying a coffin into battle (负榇) symbolized determination to fight to the death.

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