guǎ剐（剮）
剐（剮）
common
verb
Meaning of 剐
剐 means death by a thousand cuts (ancient torture); to cut; to scrape; to tear open. Pronounced guǎ.
- death by a thousand cuts (ancient torture)
- to cut; to scrape; to tear open
Character Info
Radical刂
Strokes10
Components
呙
刂
Stroke Order
剐
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
ge个
jiān奸
chén臣
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
pàn判
qiān千
dāo刀
wàn万
guǎ剐
。
This corrupt court official was ultimately sentenced to death by a thousand cuts.
Bǎi百
xìng姓
men们
duì对
è恶
bà霸
hèn恨
de得
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
ràng让
tā他
qiān千
dāo刀
wàn万
guǎ剐
。
The common people hated the bully so much they wished he would be put to death by a thousand cuts.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
móu谋
nì逆
zhòng重
zuì罪
huì会
chǔ处
yǐ以
qiān千
dāo刀
wàn万
guǎ剐
de的
kù酷
xíng刑
。
In ancient times, the serious crime of treason was punished by the torture of death by a thousand cuts.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
jué角
sè色
zuì最
zhōng终
luò落
de得
gè个
qiān千
dāo刀
wàn万
guǎ剐
de的
xià下
chǎng场
。
The villain in the novel ended up with the fate of being put to death by a thousand cuts.
Qiān千
dāo刀
wàn万
guǎ剐
shì是
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
zuì最
cán残
kù酷
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
zhī之
yī一
。
Death by a thousand cuts was one of the most cruel punishments in feudal society.