守丧

Traditional form:

守喪

Pinyin (reading):

shǒusāng

Definitions:

• to keep watch beside a coffin
• to observe a period of mourning

Characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 丧 - mourning; mourn; funeral

Traditional characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 喪 - mourning; mourn; funeral