xíng

  1. xíng noun punishment; penalty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '刑' n 1; Unihan '刑')
  2. xíng verb to punish; to penalize
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 刑 is synonymous with 处罚 in this sense. Etymology: 刑:剄也。(Shuo Wen)
  3. xíng verb to execute
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Etymology: 刑:剄也。(Shuo Wen; Guoyu '刑' v 1)
  4. xíng noun convention; law
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 常法 (Guoyu '刑' n 2; Unihan '刑')
  5. xíng verb to carry out the law
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '刑' v 2)
  6. xíng verb to correct
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '刑' v 3)

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