Definition
殇 is a literary bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to die young' or 'untimely death'. It cannot stand alone as a word; you will encounter it in classical-style compounds such as 国殇 (national mourning for fallen heroes) and 殇逝 (death of a young person). In modern Chinese, it sometimes appears in poetic or solemn contexts, and occasionally in online gaming to describe a character's tragic death.
b.f.
(bound form, literary) to die younguntimely death
Examples
- 。Zhè shǒu shī shì wèi jìniàn guó shāng ér xiě de.This poem was written to commemorate a national tragedy.
- ，殇。Tā yīngnián zǎoshì, lìng rén gǎndào shāng shì zhī tòng.He died young, making people feel the pain of an untimely death.
- 殇。Gǔdài wénxiàn zhōng jìzǎi le xǔduō yāo shāng de ànlì.Ancient texts record many cases of dying young.
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