èr刵
刵
archaic
technical
Meaning of 刵
刵 means an ancient punishment involving cutting off ears. Pronounced èr.
- an ancient punishment involving cutting off ears
Character Info
Radical刂
Strokes6
Stroke Order
刵
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
mò墨
、
yì劓
、
yuè刖
、
gōng宫
、
dà大
pì辟
děng等
wǔ五
xíng刑
，
èr刵
bìng并
fēi非
zhèng正
xíng刑
，
dàn但
wéi为
kù酷
xíng刑
zhī之
yī一
。
In ancient times, there were the five punishments of tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off the feet, castration, and death; cutting off ears (刵) was not a main punishment, but was one of the cruel penalties.
Jù据
《
Zhōu周
lǐ礼
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
èr刵
xíng刑
shì适
yòng用
yú于
mǒu某
xiē些
zuì罪
xíng行
。
According to the 'Rites of Zhou', the punishment of cutting off ears was applicable to certain crimes.