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Meaning of 诛

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诛 (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: 言
Pictophonetic:朱 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 朱 [ zhū ] cinnabar, vermilion; surname
Similar Characters: 诔 侏 洙 袜
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Example Words
诛戮 zhū lù to put to death
口诛笔伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen
天诛地灭 tiān zhū dì miè to stand condemned by heaven and earth (idiom)
诛杀 zhū shā to kill; to murder
伏诛 fú zhū to be executed
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Example Sentences
1
做贼心虚
,
良心自诛
。
Guilty consciences make men cowards.
2
父不受诛
,
子复仇
,
礼也
。
Father, son not revenge, too.
3
每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师
。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
4
每私人都是他本身命运的建诛师
。
Every man is the ftummyricdined oner of his own fortune.
5
每个人都是他我自己命运的建诛师
。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.