绖 (dié) - Hemp mourning band — a coarse hemp cloth

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Hemp mourning band — a coarse hemp cloth worn on the head or waist during mourning rituals in ancient China.

Hemp mourning band — a coarse hemp cloth

Usage highlights

Mourning bandHead hemp bandWaist hemp bandHemp mourning clothesWearing mourning bandsMourning ritual bands

Synonyms

  • 丧服— mourning clothes
  • 麻衣— hemp clothing (for mourning)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He wore a mourning band (绖) for his father.
  • The funeral rites required specific mourning garments (丧服 including 绖).
  • Ancient texts describe the proper wearing of the hemp band (首绖 and 腰绖).

Collocations

  • Mourning band(丧绖)
  • Head hemp band(首绖)
  • Waist hemp band(腰绖)
  • Hemp mourning clothes(麻绖)
  • Wearing mourning bands(服绖)
  • Mourning ritual bands(礼绖)

Idioms

  • Wearing hemp and eating plain(缞绖食淡)
  • Mourning clothes and hemp bands(衰绖)
  • Removing the mourning bands(除绖)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Part of traditional Chinese mourning attire, specifically referring to hemp cloth worn on head (首绖) or waist (腰绖).
  • Reflects Confucian filial piety requirements where children mourned parents for three years.
  • The coarseness of the hemp symbolized the mourner's grief and disregard for personal comfort.

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