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Meaning of 刑

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刑HSK 6
Pinyin: xíng
English Definition: punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment
Chinese Definition:
①对犯罪的处罚:刑罚。刑法。刑律。刑事。执刑。服刑。[例]以五刑纠万民。——《周礼·大司寇》。[例]刑者,恶之末也。——《管子·心术》。[例]五刑者,五常之鞭策也。——《白虎通》。[例]刑者,惩恶而禁后者也。——《说苑·政理》。[例]严断刑罚。——《左传·昭公六年》。疏:“对文则加罪为刑,收赎为罚。散则刑罚通也。”[例]论其刑赏。——诸葛亮《出师表》。[例]怒而滥用刑。——唐·魏征《谏太宗十思疏》。[例]因摸地上刑械。——清·方苞《左忠毅公逸事》。[合]死刑;徒刑;刑均(受到同样的刑罚);刑劫(滥用刑罚。刑,刑罚;劫,挟持);刑杖(刑具,行刑用的棍棒)。
②特指对犯人的体罚:刑讯。受刑。刑具。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 刀
Ideographic:A man 刂 in jail 开
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 开 [ kāi ] to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
    • 刂 [ dāo ] knife
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Example Words
刑事HSK 6 xíng shì criminal; penal
刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law
死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty
有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
刑警 xíng jǐng abbr. for 刑事警察 ; criminal police
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Example Sentences
1
刑罚应当与罪行相称
。
The punishment should fit the crime.
2
他因犯罪被判刑
10年
。
He was sentenced to 10 years for the crime he committed.
3
他因为制作盗版碟片而被判刑
。
He was sentenced for producing pirated discs.
4
他被判处死刑
,
因为他杀了三个人
。
He was sentenced to death because he killed three people.
5
法官对被判有罪的罪犯宣判了严厉的刑罚
。
The judge handed down a stern sentence to the convicted criminal.