zhé磔
磔
archaic
technical
Meaning of 磔
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石
Strokes15
Components
石
桀
Stroke Order
磔
Definitions & Examples
Zhé磔
xíng刑
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zuì最
cán残
kù酷
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
zhī之
yī一
。
Dismemberment was one of the most cruel punishments in ancient times.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng曾
yǒu有
chē车
liè裂
yǔ与
zhé磔
bìng并
yòng用
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
Historically, there were cases where tearing by carts and dismemberment were used together.