五刑 in English wu3 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]
  • Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]

Simplified Characters

五 刑

Traditional Characters

五 刑

Pinyin

wu3 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

五wu3five 刑xing2surname Xing