qíng
墨（黥）刑
archaic
technical
Meaning of 墨刑
墨刑 means ancient punishment of tattooing the face with ink. Pronounced qíng.
- ancient punishment of tattooing the face with ink
Definitions & Examples
Qín秦
cháo朝
duì对
xǔ许
duō多
zuì罪
fàn犯
shī施
yǐ以
qíng黥
xíng刑
。
The Qin dynasty imposed the punishment of facial tattooing on many criminals.
Qíng黥
miàn面
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chǐ耻
rǔ辱
xìng性
de的
biāo标
jì记
。
A tattooed face was a mark of shame.
《
Shuǐ水
hǔ浒
zhuàn传
》
zhōng中
de的
Lín林
Chōng冲
céng曾
bèi被
cì刺
pèi配
，
liǎn脸
shàng上
cì刺
zì字
，
zhè这
jiù就
shì是
qíng黥
xíng刑
。
In 'Water Margin', Lin Chong was exiled and had characters tattooed on his face, which was this punishment.
Measure Words
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