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Meaning of 刖

Pinyin yuè

Radical

刂

Strokes

Definition

cut off the feet as punishment

Usage

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刖 yuè 1. An ancient form of torture that involved amputating the feet. 古代的一种酷刑，把脚砍掉。例: 昔卞和献宝，楚王刖之。 Example: In the past, when Bian He presented a treasure, the King of Chu amputated (his feet). 2. 本义: 断足。 Original meaning: To sever the feet. 3. 【造字法】: 形声。从刀，月声。 Formation: A phono-semantic compound. It combines "刀" (knife) and the sound element "月". 4. 引证: 1. 《说文》: 刖，绝也。 (Shuowen Jiezi: 刖 means to sever.) 2. 《广雅》: 刖，断也。假借为“蚏”。 (Guangya: 刖 means to cut off, and it is a borrowed form of "蚏".) 3. 《说文》: 蚏，断足之刑也。 (Shuowen Jiezi: 蚏 refers to the punishment of severing the feet.) 4. 《周礼·司刑》: 刖五百。注:“断足也。周改髌作刖。” (Zhouli: 刖 five hundred. Note: "To sever the feet." The Zhou Dynasty changed "髌" to "刖".) 5. 《左传·庄公十六年》: 刖强鉏。 (Zuo Zhuan: 刖 Qing Chuo.) 6. 《史记》: 昔卞和献宝，楚王刖之。 (Shiji: In the past, when Bian He presented a treasure, the King of Chu amputated him.) 5. 例: 刖足 (An ancient form of torture, amputating the feet). 例: 刖足(古代一种酷刑，砍掉脚)