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刑

xíng
noun #7,665

Meanings

  1. 1 punishment; penalty
  2. 2 sentence (legal); torture

Examples

他被判了刑。
Tā bèi pàn le xíng.
He was sentenced.
古代的刑罚非常残酷。
Gǔdài de xíngfá fēicháng cánkù.
Punishments in ancient times were extremely cruel.
他服刑三年后被释放了。
Tā fúxíng sān nián hòu bèi shìfàng le.
He was released after serving a three-year sentence.

Tips

usage
刑 appears in many legal/criminal compounds: 刑法 (xíngfǎ, criminal law), 刑事 (xíngshì, criminal), 刑罚 (xíngfá, punishment), 服刑 (fúxíng, to serve a sentence), 判刑 (pànxíng, to sentence).

Stroke Order

刑 xíng