zuò

technical
archaic

Meaning of 仵作

仵作 means coroner; forensic examiner (in ancient China). Pronounced wǔ zuò.

  • coroner; forensic examiner (in ancient China)

Definitions & Examples

Sòng
dài
de
zuò
yào
zhǎng
xiáng
de
yàn
shī
shù
 

Coroners in the Song Dynasty needed to master detailed corpse examination techniques.

Guān
pài
zuò
jiǎn
yàn
míng
nán
shī
 

The authorities sent a coroner to examine that unidentified male corpse.

 
Yuān
 
shì
shì
jiè
shàng
zuì
zǎo
de
xué
zhù
zuò
 
xiáng
zǎi
le
zuò
de
jiǎn
yàn
fāng
 

'The Washing Away of Wrongs' is the world's earliest forensic medicine text, documenting coroners' examination methods in detail.

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