Chinese Word: 剐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剐 (Trad.: 剮)

Pinyin: guǎ

English Definition: cut off the flesh as punishment

Chinese Definition:
①被尖锐的东西划破：剐破。手上剐了一个口子。
②封建时代一种残酷的死刑，把人的身体割成许多块：剐刑(即“凌迟”)。千刀万剐。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:呙 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 呙 [ guō ] to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk; mouth
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

Similar Characters: 剮娲祸锅涡

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	千刀万剐	qiān dāo wàn guǎ	to make mincemeat of sb; to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
	舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马	shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ	one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb); to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

1		nǐ 你 zhī dào 知道 wǒ 我 guǎ 剐 tīng shuō 听说 de 的 shì 事 ōu 鸥？ Do you know what l:'ve just heard?
2		guài bù de 怪不得 nǐ 你 zhè 这 mèi 媚 kuí 暌 guǎ 剐 jīng yàn 经验。 No wonder you're so experienced.
3		jīn tiān 今天 zǎo shang 早上 wǒ 我 bǎ 把 dà yī 大衣 guǎ 剐 pò 破 le 了。 I tore my coat this morning.
4		wǒ men 我们 mù qián 目前 zài 在 chóng xīn 重新 shè jì 设计 guǎ 剐 cháng 肠。 We're currently in the process of redesigning Disembowel.
5		wǒ men 我们 de 的 jià gé 价格 bù bǐ 不比 guǎ 剐 de 的 dì fāng 地方 guì 贵。 Our prices are not dearer than those in other places.

1		nǐ 你 zhī dào 知道 wǒ 我 guǎ 剐 tīng shuō 听说 de 的 shì 事 ōu 鸥？ Do you know what l:'ve just heard?
2		guài bù de 怪不得 nǐ 你 zhè 这 mèi 媚 kuí 暌 guǎ 剐 jīng yàn 经验。 No wonder you're so experienced.
3		jīn tiān 今天 zǎo shang 早上 wǒ 我 bǎ 把 dà yī 大衣 guǎ 剐 pò 破 le 了。 I tore my coat this morning.
4		wǒ men 我们 mù qián 目前 zài 在 chóng xīn 重新 shè jì 设计 guǎ 剐 cháng 肠。 We're currently in the process of redesigning Disembowel.
5		wǒ men 我们 de 的 jià gé 价格 bù bǐ 不比 guǎ 剐 de 的 dì fāng 地方 guì 贵。 Our prices are not dearer than those in other places.