葬
zàng
to bury (the dead)
to inter
grass (艹) + death (死) + two hands (廾) = to bury the dead
The ancient image is almost literal: a corpse laid in the grass, with two hands below receiving it into the earth. All three components work together to paint the scene of burial.
他们把老人葬在村子旁边的山上。
tā men bǎ lǎo rén zàng zài cūn zi páng biān de shān shàng。
They buried the old person on the hill beside the village.
按照他生前的愿望，家人把他葬在故乡的土地里。
àn zhào tā shēng qián de yuàn wàng， jiā rén bǎ tā zàng zài gù xiāng de tǔ dì lǐ。
In accordance with his wishes during his lifetime, his family interred him in the soil of his hometown.
Words with 葬
土葬
tǔ zàng
burial (in earth)
陪葬
péi zàng
to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
陪葬品
péi zàng pǐn
funerary objects (items buried together with the dead)
随葬品
suí zàng pǐn
burial goods
下葬
xià zàng
to bury
乱葬岗
luàn zàng gǎng
unmarked burial mound; untended graveyard; mass grave
厚养薄葬
hòu yǎng bó zàng
generous care but a thrifty funeral
古墓葬群
gǔ mù zàng qún
(archeology) burial complex
合葬
hé zàng
to bury husband and wife together
墓葬
mù zàng
(archeology) grave
墓葬区
mù zàng qū
burial area
墓葬群
mù zàng qún
burial complex (archaeology)