archaic
technical

Meaning of

劓 means ancient punishment of cutting off the nose. Pronounced yì.

  • ancient punishment of cutting off the nose

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

shì
xíng
zhī
 

Nose amputation was one of the five ancient punishments.

yīn
fàn
zuì
ér
bèi
pàn
chǔ
xíng
 

He was sentenced to nose amputation for his crimes.

dài
yǒu
zhī
xíng
 

In ancient times, there was a punishment of cutting off the nose.