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Chinese symbol for “execution”

处死
chǔ sǐ
Traditional: 處死
an execution; to put sb to death

The closest CC-CEDICT match for execution is 处死 (chǔ sǐ), defined as: an execution; to put sb to death.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

处 chǔ
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
radical 34 ⼡ · 5 strokes
死 sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
radical 78 ⽍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “execution”

WordPinyinMeaning
行刑xíng xíngto carry out a (death) sentence; execution
极刑 (極刑)jí xíngsupreme penalty; execution

Related words

Other words that share a character with 处死.

WordPinyinMeaning
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
处于 (處於)chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
到处 (到處)dào chùeverywhere
好处 (好處)hǎo chǔeasy to get along with
处罚 (處罰)chǔ fáto penalize; to punish
死亡sǐ wángto die; death
杀死 (殺死)shā sǐto kill
死刑sǐ xíngdeath penalty; capital punishment

See also: Japanese symbol for “execution”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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