How to write 磔

磔 [zhé] 1. Anciently, to dismember livestock for the purpose of offering sacrifices to the gods. 古代分裂牲体以祭神。 2. An ancient form of torture, which involves dismembering limbs. 古代一种酷刑，把肢体分裂。 3. One of the strokes in Chinese calligraphy, specifically referring to the right falling stroke (捺). 汉字笔形之一，即“捺（nà）”。 4. (As a verb) Dismembering livestock during sacrifices. 作为动词：古代祭祀时分裂牲畜肢体（[En.] dismember）。 5. (As a noun) In Chinese calligraphy, one of the strokes known as the right falling stroke. 作为名词：汉字书法之一，右下方的捺笔（[En.] right-falling stroke）。 6. (As an onomatopoeia) The sound of birds chirping, similar to "吱吱". 鸟鸣声，同“吱吱”。 引： 1. According to "Shuowen Jiezi": 磔 refers to dismemberment. Derived from the word for "stone" indicating a sound, and the practice of gutting a chicken's chest and abdomen to dry it out. 《说文》：磔，辜也。 从桀，石声。刳鸡胸、腹而张之，令其干枯不收。故从桀。 2. According to "Guangya": 磔 means to stretch out. 《广雅》：磔，张也。 3. According to "Liji · Yueli":旁磔. Note: "攘也." 《礼记·月令》：旁磔。 注:“攘也。” 4. According to "Erya": The phrase for sacrificing to the wind is 磔. 《尔雅》：祭风曰磔。 李注：“以牲头蹄及皮破之以祭。” 5. In "Liji · Yueli": During the month of early spring, the nine gates are dismembered. 《礼记·月令》：九门磔攘。 孙希旦集解：“磔，磔裂牲体也。” 例： - 磔禳 (To dismember and offer sacrifices to eliminate inauspiciousness). - 磔鸡 (Sacrificing a chicken on the first day of the lunar New Year to ward off bad luck). Also refers to an ancient form of torture involving breaking the human body with a vehicle. 古代的一种酷刑，以车分裂人体。 引： 1. In "Xunzi": "Wu Zixu was not dismembered at the east gate of Gusu!" 《荀子》：吴子胥不磔 姑苏东门外乎！ 注：“车裂也。” 例： - 磔裂 (Dismembering with a cart; to divide or split). - 磔诛 (To execute by dismemberment). - 磔刑 (To cut flesh from bone, sever limbs, and further cut the throat).