ABSTRACT
The title of the paper is “Analisis Simbol Bagi Masyarakat Suku Hokkian di Kota Medan”. In This pa per, the wr iter to a na lyze the function a nd mea ning of symbols which a re used in Chinesse’s funeral ceremony. The symbols are孝服Xià ofú (costum), 纱 Shābù (pa ngka t),
帽子Mà ozi (ha t), 窗 扇Chuāngshàn (sa sh). The concept of the pa per is ta lking a bout a ll the
symbols used in Chinesse Funera l Ceremony. The methodology of the pa per is descriptive
qua lita tive a na lysis. The theory used in this pa per is funcitiona l a nd semiotic, theories to see
the function a nd mea ning of a ll symbols used in Chinesse Funera ls Ceremonia l. The result is that all symbols used in the Chinesse Funerals Ceremonial have it’s own function and mea ning to the system of kinship.
