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verb #12,812

Meanings

  1. 1 to castrate
  2. 2 to neuter

Examples

古代的太监都是被阉的。
Gǔdài de tàijiàn dōu shì bèi yān de.
Eunuchs in ancient times were all castrated.
这只猫已经阉了。
Zhè zhī māo yǐjīng yān le.
This cat has been neutered.

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history
Castration was a punishment and a prerequisite for court eunuchs (太监) throughout Chinese imperial history. The practice ended with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912.

Stroke Order

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