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殁 [mò]
1. Die; also written as "没" (mò).
Example: 病~ (to die of illness).
本义: 死 (Original meaning: death)
造字法: 形声。 从歺(è),(mò)声。 歺残骨,与死亡有关。 (Character formation: phonetic and semantic; relates to death through the radical for death.)
Synonyms:
1. 同本义 ([En.] die)
2. 通“刎”。自杀 ([En.] suicide)
3. 消灭 ([En.] eliminate; die out; perish)
4. 通“没”。隐没;沦没 ([En.] disappear gradually; sink; fall)
引 (Quotation references):
1. 《广雅·释诂四》: 殁,终也。 (In "Guangya: Explanation of Terms": "殁" means "to end.")
2. 《史记·屈原贾生列传》: 伯乐既殁兮。 (In "Historical Records": "Bole has already passed away.")
3. 《国语·晋语四》: 管仲殁矣。 (In "The Book of Documents": "Guan Zhong has passed away.")
4. 韩愈《祭十二郎文》: 少者殁而长者存。 (Han Yu's "Eulogy for Twelve Young Men": "The young perish while the old survive.")
例 (Examples):
又如: 既殁 (already deceased); 殁世 (to spend one's life; to pass away); 殁命 (to sacrifice one’s life); 殁齿 (to die in old age).
2. 通“刎”。自杀 ([En.] suicide)
例: 如: 殁身 (to kill oneself; to end one’s life).
3. 消灭 ([En.] eliminate; die out; perish)
引: 1. 《后汉书》: 道逢匈奴骑兵,皆为所殁。 (In "Book of the Later Han": "On the road, they encountered the Xiongnu cavalry, all of whom perished.")
4. 通“没”。隐没;沦没 ([En.] disappear gradually; sink; fall)
引: 1. 唐·李白《安州应城玉女汤作》: 神女殁幽境,汤池流大川。 (In Li Bai's poem: "The divine girl disappears into the quiet realm, the hot spring flows into the great river.")