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Character Decomposition
刑=开+刂
Etymology
A man 刂 in jail 开
Meanings
punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment
surname Xing
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Words with 刑 341 total
to sentence (a criminal)定刑dìng xíngtorture · corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)苦刑kǔ xíngwhipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)笞刑chī xíngindiscriminate punishment滥刑làn xíngexecution by fire · burning at the stake火刑huǒ xíng(law) to determine the sentence量刑liàng xíngexile (as a form of punishment)流刑liú xíngcorporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead墨刑mò xíngto sentence (to prison etc)判刑pàn xíng
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