zhé

archaic
technical

Meaning of

磔 means an ancient cruel punishment of dismembering the body or limbs; (in Chinese calligraphy) the right-falling stroke (nà). Pronounced zhé.

  • an ancient cruel punishment of dismembering the body or limbs
  • (in Chinese calligraphy) the right-falling stroke (nà)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhé
xíng
shì
dài
zuì
cán
de
xíng
zhī
 

Dismemberment was one of the most cruel punishments in ancient times.

shǐ
shàng
céng
yǒu
chē
liè
zhé
bìng
yòng
de
qíng
kuàng
 

Historically, there were cases where tearing by carts and dismemberment were used together.

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