bìn

encoffin

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
歹 meaning component

  Meaning component

dǎi

  

corpse, carcass

賓 sound component

  Sound component

bīn

  

guest

Evolution

殯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

bìn

encoffin; embalm; funeral; a funeral; to encoffin a corpse; to carry to burial

Most common words with 殯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

殡仪馆

the undertaker's

殡葬

funeral and interment

出殡

funeral

a funeral

殡殓

to bury sb