nú

帑

Character · Noun

children; offspring (same as 孥)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

children; offspring; wife and children

archaic

Archaic usage, now obsolete. Used in ancient texts to refer to one's children or family dependents, often in the context of punishment (e.g., 帑戮, executing the criminal and enslaving his family).

Gǔ古
rén人
yǒu有
yán言
 ，
zuì罪
rén人
bù不
nú帑
 。

The ancients said that punishment should not extend to the criminal's children.

Nú帑
lù戮
zhī之
xíng刑
 ，
shèn甚
wéi为
cán残
kù酷
 。

The punishment of executing the family was extremely cruel.