安葬 (ānzàng): to bury (the dead)

Meanings

1 to bury (the dead)
2 to inter

Characters

安

Examples

他被安葬在家乡的墓地里。

tā bèi ānzàng zài jiāxiāng de mùdì lǐ.

He was buried in the cemetery of his hometown.

Tips

usage

安葬 is more respectful and formal than 埋 (to bury). It implies a proper burial with ceremony. Related: 下葬 (to lay to rest), 火葬 (cremation), 土葬 (earth burial).

Stroke Order

安 ān

葬 zàng

Related Words

埋葬 máizàng #6,314

to bury / to inter

下葬 xiàzàng #12,484

to bury (a dead person); to inter

葬 zàng HSK 7 #9,532

to bury / to inter

安装 ānzhuāng HSK 3 #5,113

to install; to set up / to mount; to fit

安息 ānxī #4,397

to rest in peace / to rest

安全带 ānquándài #4,371

seatbelt / safety belt

安妮 ānnī #4,176

Anne / Annie (name)

安心 ānxīn HSK 7 #5,420

at ease; relieved / to feel reassured; to set one's mind at rest

安置 ānzhì HSK 4 #6,723

to arrange for / to place / to settle / to resettle

安全感 ānquángǎn #5,499

sense of security / feeling of safety