殉节

Traditional form:

殉節

Pinyin (reading):

xùnjié

Definitions:

• to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)

Characters:

• 殉 - martyr; to die for a cause
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 殉 - martyr; to die for a cause
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save