Funerals & Mourning in Chinese

35 Chinese words for funerals & mourning — every one with pinyin and native teacher audio.

葬zàng礼lǐ funeral

挽wǎn联lián mourning couplet

花huā圈quān wreath

遗yí照zhào photo of deceased

悼dào念niàn mourn

眼yǎn泪lèi tears

棺guān材cai coffin

送sòng葬zàng attend funeral

火huǒ葬zàng场chǎng crematorium

骨gǔ灰huī盒hé urn

坟fén墓mù grave

墓mù碑bēi tombstone

献xiàn花huā lay flowers

灵líng魂hún soul, spirit

埋mái葬zàng burial

僧sēng侣lǚ monk

土tǔ坟fén earthen grave mound

灵líng堂táng mourning hall

祠cí堂táng ancestral hall

供gòng品pǐn offerings

明míng灯dēng votive light

佛fó灯dēng buddhist lamp

香xiāng incense stick

沉chén痛tòng的de心xīn情qíng sorrowful mood

哀āi悼dào mourn, grieve

肃sù立lì stand respectfully

乐yuè队duì band

奏zòu哀āi乐yuè play funeral music

祭jì奠diàn offer sacrifice

孝xiào子zǐ chief mourner, filial child

灵líng位wèi memorial tablet

忌jì日rì death anniversary

殡bìn车chē hearse

殡bìn葬zàng funeral

享xiǎng寿shòu age at death

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