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Meaning of 殇

Pinyin shāng

Radical

歹

Strokes

Definition

die prematurely

Usage

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殇 shāng 1. 未成年而死。 (die young) 2. 为国战死者。 (the dead in a battle) --- 殇 shāng (动) 【本义】: 未成年而死 (Original meaning: die at a young age) 【造字法】: 形声。从歺( è)，伤省声。“歺”是剔肉剩下的骨头，与“死”有关。 (Character construction: A phonetic and semantic compound; "歺" relates to the remnants of meat and is associated with death.) 1. 同本义。亦称“殇折”、“殇夭”。 (Same original meaning; also referred to as "殇折" and "殇夭".) 【引】 1. 《说文》：殇，不成人也。 2. 《仪礼·丧服传》：年十九至十六为长殇，十五至十二为中殇，十一至八岁为下殇，不满八岁以下为无服之殇。 3. 《周礼·谥法》：未家短折曰殇。 4. 晋· 王羲之《兰亭集序》：固知一死生为虚诞，齐彭殇为亡作。【例】又如: 殇折，殇夭 (夭折) 2. 横死，非正常死亡。 (die a violent death) 【例】如: 殇亡 (横死) --- 殇 shāng (名) 1. 未成年而死的人。亦称“殇子”。 (A person who dies young; also called "殇子".) 【引】 1. 《吕氏春秋·察今》：病变而药不变，向之寿民，今为殇子矣。【例】又如: 殇服 (古代为殇亡者居丧的服制); 殇宫 (殇者的灵魂) 2. 死在外面的人; 战死者。 (The dead in a battle.) 【引】 1. 《小尔雅》：无主之鬼谓之殇。 2. 《周礼·媒氏》：禁迁葬者与嫁殇者。注:“谓嫁死人也。今时娶会是也。” 3. 鲍照《代出自蓟北门行》：投躯报明主，身死为国殇。【例】又如: 国殇 (为国牺牲死于战场的人)

国殇 guó shāng

a national martyr