jí

殛

Character · Verb

kill; put to death

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to kill; to put to death; to strike dead

literary

A classical/literary term, often used in ancient texts or formal contexts. It frequently implies a fatal punishment or death by divine or natural forces.

Tiān天
léi雷
jí殛
zhī之
 。

Heaven's thunder struck him dead.

Jí殛
Gǔn鲧
yú于
Yǔ羽
Shān山
 。

Gun was put to death at Mount Yu.

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Jiān奸
nìng佞
dāng当
dào道
 ，
wàng望
tiān天
jí殛
zhī之
 。

With treacherous officials in power, we hope heaven will strike them down.

Cǐ此
děng等
è恶
rén人
 ，
hé合
gāi该
tiān天
jí殛
 。

Such evil people deserve to be struck dead by heaven.