gōng
宫（宮）刑
archaic
technical
Meaning of 宫刑
宫刑 means ancient punishment of castration. Pronounced gōng.
- ancient punishment of castration
Definitions & Examples
Sī司
mǎ马
Qiān迁
céng曾
zāo遭
shòu受
gōng宫
xíng刑
。
Sima Qian once suffered the punishment of castration.
Gōng宫
xíng刑
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
wǔ五
xíng刑
zhī之
yī一
。
Castration was one of the five ancient punishments.
Hàn汉
dài代
yǐ以
hòu后
，
gōng宫
xíng刑
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
fèi废
zhǐ止
。
After the Han dynasty, the punishment of castration was gradually abolished.
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