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CHINESE CHARACTER

liàn

殓

殓

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encoffin

Numbered pinyin
lian4
English meanings
to encoffin; to put a corpse in a coffin

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiārén家人wèi为tā他rù入liàn殓。

    The family encoffined him.

  2. 02

    yítǐ遗体yǐjīng已经shōu收liàn殓。

    The remains have been encoffined.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 入殓
  • 收殓
  • 殓葬