殉死

Traditional form:

殉死

Pinyin (reading):

xùnsǐ

Definitions:

• to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)

Characters:

• 殉 - martyr; to die for a cause
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 殉 - martyr; to die for a cause
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible