kūn

Meaning of

髡 means ancient punishment of shaving a man's head. Pronounced kūn.

  • ancient punishment of shaving a man's head

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Kūn
shì
Zhōng
guó
dài
de
zhǒng
xíng
 

Head-shaving was a form of punishment in ancient China.

yīn
fàn
zuì
bèi
chǔ
kūn
xíng
 

He was sentenced to have his head shaved as punishment for his crime.

Zài
dài
 
kūn
xíng
qīng
 
dàn
chī
xíng
zhòng
 

In ancient times, head-shaving was lighter than the death penalty but heavier than beating with a stick.

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