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The character 葬 is an ideogram formed by three components: 死 (sǐ) 'death, dead body' at its center, with 茻 (mǎng) 'thick grass' above and 廾 (gǒng) 'two hands' below. The top component 茻, representing dense grass, alludes to the covering of the grave, while 廾 indicates the manual effort of burying. This arrangement illustrates a corpse being buried, covered with vegetation and lowered into the earth by human hands. It conveys the meaning of conducting a funeral, interring the dead, or performing burial rites, applicable to both the act and the ceremony.
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他们埋葬了那只猫。
葬礼将在明天举行。
爷爷被安葬在公墓里。
他选择火葬而不是土葬。
许多船葬身于大海。
按照传统，他们举行了隆重的葬礼。
在悲伤的气氛中，我们埋葬了逝去的朋友。
如果条件允许，他希望能被葬在故乡的山坡上。
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