Meaning of 五刑
五刑 means the five punishments; the five chief categories of penal servitude in ancient China. Pronounced wǔ xíng.
- the five punishments; the five chief categories of penal servitude in ancient China
Definitions & Examples
Wǔ五
xíng刑
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhì制
dù度
de的
hé核
xīn心
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
The five punishments were a core component of the ancient Chinese legal system.
Mò墨
、
yì劓
、
fèi剕
、
gōng宫
、
dà大
pì辟
gòu构
chéng成
le了
xiān先
Qín秦
shí时
qī期
de的
nú奴
lì隶
zhì制
wǔ五
xíng刑
。
Tattooing, nose-cutting, foot amputation, castration, and death comprised the five-punishment system of the pre-Qin slave society period.
Suí隋
cháo朝
fèi废
chú除
le了
cán残
kù酷
de的
wǔ五
xíng刑
zhì制
dù度
，
què确
lì立
le了
chī笞
、
zhàng杖
、
tú徒
、
liú流
、
sǐ死
de的
xīn新
wǔ五
xíng刑
tǐ体
xì系
。
The Sui dynasty abolished the cruel five-punishment system, establishing a new system of light beating, heavy beating, hard labor, exile, and death.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
wǔ五
xíng刑
shì是
wéi维
hù护
shè社
huì会
zhì秩
xù序
de的
zhòng重
yào要
shǒu手
duàn段
。
In ancient times, the five punishments were an important means of maintaining social order.