拾骨葬

shígǔzàng

a ritual that involves collecting the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for a certain period of time

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 拾 shè to ascend in light steps
=1 拾 shí
  1. to pick up
  2. to collate or arrange
  3. ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
=1 拾 jié
  1. (literary) to alternate, to take turns
  2. to alternate, to take turns
=2 骨 gū
  1. used in 骨碌碌 gūlùlù
  2. used in 骨碌 gūlu
  3. used in 骨朵 gūduo
=2 骨 gǔ bone
=3 葬 zàng old variant of 葬 zàng
=3 葬 zàng
  1. to bury (the dead)
  2. to inter