Memory phrase for the character: 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 onCan be seen as the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open.
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.




 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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