殉节 xùnjié to die for one's principles Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 殉节 殉節 xùn//jié to die for one's principles To sacrifice one's life to preserve one's honor or integrity, especially out of loyalty to a country, dynasty, or ruler during war or collapse. to die for one's husband (archaic) For a woman to commit suicide following the death of her husband to remain faithful to him or to resist being dishonored. Frequency Written text 0.051 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
殉节 殉節 xùn//jié to die for one's principles To sacrifice one's life to preserve one's honor or integrity, especially out of loyalty to a country, dynasty, or ruler during war or collapse. to die for one's husband (archaic) For a woman to commit suicide following the death of her husband to remain faithful to him or to resist being dishonored. Frequency Written text 0.051 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
