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Meaning of 俑

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Pinyin: yǒng
English Definition: wooden figures buried with the dead
Chinese Definition:
①古代殡葬用的木制或陶制的偶人:木俑。陶俑。女俑。兵马俑。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ yǒng ] path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
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Example Words
兵马俑 bīng yǒng figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (historic site)
始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice
陶俑 táo yǒng a pottery figurine buried with the dead
俑坑 yǒng kēng pit with funerary figures; pit containing terracotta warriors
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Example Sentences
1
They are wooden figurines of Warring States Period.
2
Student drawings of China's iconic terra cotta army hung in the hallway.
3
Tomb figures in different regions have different characteristics.
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One of Mum's ceramic angel figurines fell from the knick-knack shelf.
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I saw some of the warriors in Atlanta and I too believe that they are the actual individuals.