刑 — Chinese character
刑
xíng
punishment, penalty; law
- Pinyin
- xíng
- Radical
- 18 ⼑ (Knife)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 开 刂
- Formation
- ideographic — A man 刂 in jail 开
- Japanese
- 刑 as a kanji
Common words with 刑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刑事 | xíng shì | criminal; penal |
| 死刑 | sǐ xíng | death penalty; capital punishment |
| 刑罚 (刑罰) | xíng fá | sentence; penalty |
| 刑法 | xíng fǎ | criminal law |
| 判刑 | pàn xíng | to sentence (to prison etc) |
| 徒刑 | tú xíng | prison sentence |
| 有期徒刑 | yǒu qī tú xíng | limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
| 酷刑 | kù xíng | cruelty; torture |
| 服刑 | fú xíng | to serve a prison sentence |
| 缓刑 (緩刑) | huǎn xíng | suspended sentence; probation |
| 刑期 | xíng qī | prison term |
| 行刑 | xíng xíng | to carry out a (death) sentence; execution |
English words written with 刑
刑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 20 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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