刑 (jing4 | xing2) : punishment; penalty; torture

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刑

jing4

xing2

[1] punishment; penalty; sentence [2] torture; corporal punishment

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刑

This word has been viewed 10521 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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死刑 sei2 jing4 si3 xing2 = death penalty; capital punishment

刑事 jing4 si6 xing2 shi4 = criminal; penal

刑場 jing4 coeng4 xing2 chang3 = execution field (syn.: 法場)

刑法 jing4 faat3 xing2 fa3 = criminal law

刑期 jing4 kei4 xing2 qi1 (PRC), xing2 qi2 (Taiwan) = prison term, term of imprisonment, period of punishment

有期徒刑 jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4 you3 qi1 tu2 xing2 (PRC), you3 qi2 tu2 xing2 (Taiwan) = limited term of imprisonment (anything less than life imprisonment)

服刑 fuk6 jing4 fu2 xing2 = serve a prison sentence

刑罰 jing4 fat6 = penalty; punishment

判刑 pun3 jing4 = condemn; to sentence; a sentence (for a crime)

便衣刑警 bin6 ji1 jing4 ging2 bian4 yi1 xing2 jing3 = plain-clothes man
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Decimal representation of this word: 刑
Unicode code for this character: U+5211 (off-site link)

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