五刑

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imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟, Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖, forced labor 徒, exile or banishment 流, capital punishment 死

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五刑

wǔ xíng

the five forms of punishment in ancient China

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五刑|五刑 [wǔ xíng] ► imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead ↑墨 [mò], cutting off the nose ↑劓 [yì], amputation of one or both feet ↑刖 [yuè], castration ↑宮|↑宫 [gōng], execution ↑大辟 [dà pì] ► Han dynasty onwards: whipping ↑笞 [chī], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns ↑杖 [zhàng], forced labor ↑徒 [tú], exile or banishment ↑流 [liú], capital punishment ↑死 [sǐ]