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俑

yǒng
noun #56,068

Meanings

  1. 1 tomb figurine; burial statue (of a person)

Examples

HSK 7-9
兵马俑是中国古代艺术的奇迹。
Bīngmǎyǒng shì Zhōngguó gǔdài yìshù de qíjì.
The Terracotta Warriors are a wonder of ancient Chinese art.
HSK 7-9
考古学家从墓中出土了一些陶俑。
Kǎogǔxuéjiā cóng mù zhōng chūtǔ le yìxiē táoyǒng.
Archaeologists unearthed a number of pottery figurines from the tomb.

Tips

culture
Famous in 兵马俑 (the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang). Confucius condemned 始作俑者, the first person to make burial figures; today the phrase means the originator of a bad practice.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
The side-person radical 亻 is essential to the meaning: a tomb figurine is a human-shaped figure made to stand in for a person.
phonetic
甬 yǒng
path; phonetic element
甬 gives the exact sound with no tone change. The same phonetic appears in 勇 (brave) and 涌 (to surge).

Stroke Order

俑 yǒng