| 殉 | xùn | to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause |
| 殉难 | xùn nàn | to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster |
| 因公殉职 | yīn gōng xùn zhí | to die as in the line of duty (idiom) |
| 殉国 | xùn guó | to die for one's country |
| 殉情 | xùn qíng | to die together in the name of love; to sacrifice oneself for love |
| 殉死 | xùn sǐ | to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior) |
| 殉职 | xùn zhí | to die in the line of duty |
| 殉葬 | xùn zàng | to bury sth along with the dead; sacrificial grave goods |
| 献身殉职 | xiàn shēn xùn zhí | to sacrifice one's life in the line of duty |