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Meaning of 诛

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(Trad.: 誅)
Pinyin: zhū
English Definition: to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
Chinese Definition:
①把罪人杀死:害民者诛。诛灭。诛锄。诛戮。伏诛。
②责罚:诛意(不问罪行,只根据其用心讹定罪状)。口诛笔伐。
③责求:诛求无已(一味索取,没有止境)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • [ zhū ] cinnabar, vermilion; surname
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Example Words
诛戮 zhū to put to death
口诛笔伐 kǒu zhū to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen
天诛地灭 tiān zhū miè to stand condemned by heaven and earth (idiom)
诛杀 zhū shā to kill; to murder
伏诛 zhū to be executed
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Example Sentences
1
Guilty consciences make men cowards.
2
Father, son not revenge, too.
3
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
4
Every man is the ftummyricdined oner of his own fortune.
5
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.