xíng
fáng

common
noun

Meaning of 刑房

刑房 means (in former times) an official in charge of criminal cases and documents; a room or house for torture (often illegal). Pronounced xíng fáng.

  • (in former times) an official in charge of criminal cases and documents
  • a room or house for torture (often illegal)

Definitions & Examples

céng
zài
xiàn
dāng
xíng
fáng
 

His grandfather once served as the criminal clerk in the county yamen.

Zhè
wèi
xíng
fáng
shī
ye
zhǎng
guǎn
zhe
quán
xiàn
de
xíng
shì
àn
jiàn
 

This criminal clerk master handled all criminal cases in the entire county.

Xíng
fáng
shì
jiù
shí
men
xíng
míng
wén
shū
de
liáo
 

The criminal clerk was a private advisor in the yamen responsible for criminal legal documents in olden times.

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Measure Words

/ jiān
Primary
/
/ míng
/ wèi