What does death mean in classical Chinese?

"pawn" can be used as a noun in classical Chinese, indicating a junior soldier; It can also be used as a verb to mean death and death. In the ancient army, soldiers were divided into several ranks according to their ranks, and the lowest level was "pawn", with low status and treatment, and often played various chores and front-line work roles. At the same time, "pawn" is also often used to describe some ordinary people or things.

In ancient lyric literature, "pawn" is often used as an image to express the sadness of parting. Especially in classical poems and ballads, we can often see descriptions like "The swallow went to Liaodong and the boat crossed the Xiangjiang River, which changed easily, but it changed easily". With the help of the image of "pawn", the poet expressed his deep yearning for love, friendship and affection.

Although "pawn" has disappeared from our lives now, we can still see it in literary works and film and television dramas. For example, when Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing separated in A Dream of Red Mansions, Qin Keqing once summarized the various meanings of the word "pawn", which shows her profound understanding of this word. In fact, as an ancient image, "pawn" still has important significance in literary creation and cultural inheritance.