xíng

common
noun

Meaning of

刑 means penalty; punishment under law; corporal punishment; physical torture. Pronounced xíng.

  • penalty; punishment under law
  • corporal punishment; physical torture
  • surname Xing

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

yīn
shā
rén
bèi
pàn
le
xíng
 

He was sentenced to death for intentional murder.

Huǎn
xíng
shì
zhǒng
shí
guān
de
xíng
fāng
shì
 

Probation is a form of penalty that does not involve actual detention.

guān
zhèng
zài
liàng
xíng
 
què
dìng
zuì
zhōng
de
chǔ
biāo
zhǔn
 

The judge is determining the appropriate sentence to set the final penalty standard.

Zhè
xiàng
zuì
míng
huì
miàn
lín
zuì
gāo
shí
nián
de
xíng
 

This crime carries a maximum penalty of ten years of imprisonment.

Hěn
duō
guó
jiā
jīng
fèi
chú
le
xíng
zhè
zhǒng
xíng
 

Many countries have abolished the death penalty as a form of punishment.