The Chinese word **安葬** (ānzàng) is a compound verb formed by combining two characters: **安** (ān), meaning "peace" or "to settle," and **葬** (zàng), meaning "to bury" or "interment." Together, they create a term that specifically refers to the formal, respectful act of laying a deceased person to rest in a grave or tomb. The character **安** adds a connotation of placing the deceased peacefully and securely, emphasizing the dignity and finality of the burial rite, making 安葬 more solemn and ceremonial than the more general term for burial, **埋葬** (máizàng). Thus, the word's formation logically progresses from the action of burial (**葬**) to the intended state of peaceful repose (**安**) it provides.