Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 刑

刑

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Meaning

 punishment, penalty, sentence

Pronunciation

 xíng

Explanation

 Left: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: knife 刂

Mnemonic

Who openly uses his knife, will be: punished.

Radicals

刑 punishment, penalty
开 to open, start, turn on(Can be seen as the entrance gate of a buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open.)
刂 cut(It is typically at the right side of the character.)
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Vocabulary

刑事 xíng shì criminal; penal
刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law
死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty
刑罚 xíng fá sentence; penalty; punishment

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