zhé

磔

Character · Noun

ancient dismemberment torture; right-falling stroke (nà)

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

an ancient cruel punishment of dismembering the body or limbs

archaic

A severe form of capital punishment in ancient China where the body was torn apart, often after death.

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.

2.

noun

(in Chinese calligraphy) the right-falling stroke (nà)

technical

Refers to the downward-right stroke in regular script calligraphy, also known as 捺 (nà). This term is literary/technical.

Xiě写
zhè这
gè个
zì字
shí时
 ，
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
bǐ笔
yào要
yòng用
zhé磔
fǎ法
 。

When writing this character, use the zhé stroke method for the final stroke.

Zhé磔
shì是
kǎi楷
shū书
jī基
běn本
bǐ笔
huà画
zhī之
yī一
 。

The zhé is one of the basic strokes in regular script.