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7-9
xíng
刑
punishment
刑
punishment
Composition
Components
开
gate
开
gate
刂
saber
刂
saber
Sounds
xi-
Xena
xi-
Xena
-(e)ng
English manor
-(e)ng
English manor
2
inside main room
2
inside main room
Pinyin
xing2
•
xíng
Meaning
Primary
punishment
Alternatives
punish
Mnemonic
[xi-] Xena
is
[2] inside
the
[-(e)ng] English manor
, where she is receiving
刑 punishment
. She is tied to a
开 gate
and the rich kids keep on hitting her with the butt end of a
刂 saber
. Her crime: being poor.
Similar Meaning Characters
fá
罚
to punish
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Same Pronunciation
xíng
行
OK
xíng
形
shape
xíng
型
mold
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Found In Words
sǐxíng
死刑
death penalty
xíngshì
刑事
criminal
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