守丧

守喪

shǒusāng

verb

Meanings

1 to keep watch beside a coffin
2 to observe a period of mourning

Characters

guard / keep watch

funeral / mourning

Examples

古时候子女要为父母守丧三年。

Gǔ shíhou zǐnǚ yào wèi fùmǔ shǒusāng sān nián.

In ancient times children had to mourn their parents for three years.

他在家守丧一周。

Tā zài jiā shǒusāng yī zhōu.

He stayed home in mourning for a week.

Tips

culture

Confucian tradition prescribed 守丧三年 (three-year mourning) for parents — a major obligation that even paused official careers. Reduced and modernized today, but the term still appears in historical and family contexts.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

丧 sāng