chéng惩（懲）
惩（懲）
common
verb
Meaning of 惩
惩 means to punish; to penalize; to warn; to learn from past mistakes. Pronounced chéng.
- to punish; to penalize
- to warn; to learn from past mistakes
Character Info
Radical心
Strokes15
Components
徵
心
Stroke Order
惩
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
chéng惩
è恶
yáng扬
shàn善
，
wéi维
hù护
shè社
huì会
zhèng正
yì义
。
We should punish evil and promote good to safeguard social justice.
Xué学
xiào校
huì会
yán严
chéng惩
wéi违
fǎn反
xiào校
guī规
de的
xué学
shēng生
。
The school will severely punish students who violate school rules.
Zhè这
gè个
zhèng政
cè策
shì是
wèi为
le了
chéng惩
bàn办
tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
guān官
yuán员
。
This policy aims to punish corrupt officials.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
huì会
duì对
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
jìn进
xíng行
yán严
lì厉
chéng惩
fá罚
。
The law will impose severe penalties on criminal acts.
Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
zuò作
bì弊
shòu受
dào到
le了
lǎo老
shī师
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
。
He was punished by the teacher for cheating.
Common Words
惩罚 / 懲罰chéngfá
punish; penalize
惩处 / 懲處chéngchǔ
punish; penalize
惩戒 / 懲誡chéngjiè
to discipline through punishment
惩恶扬善 / 懲惡揚善chéngèyángshàn
punish the wicked and praise the good; root out evil and uphold good
惩前毖后 / 懲前毖後chéngqiánbìhòu
learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones
严惩 / 嚴懲yánchéng
punish severely; deal with sternly