刑 xíng punishment

源How it came to be

A wooden frame, the well block, with a knife beside it. There is no ancient form. The frame is the stocks, and the blade is what happens to whoever is in them.

用How it is used

• Criminal punishment / penal law - 刑法 (xíngfǎ) criminal law, 刑事 (xíngshì) criminal (as opposed to civil 民事), 判刑 (pànxíng) to sentence.
• The 刑事/民事 split is fundamental in law: criminal vs. civil matters.
• Also the punishment itself - 死刑 (sǐxíng) death penalty, 服刑 (fúxíng) to serve a sentence.

字Characters built with 刑

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词Words with 刑

• 刑事xíngshìcriminalHSK 8
• 刑法xíngfǎcriminal lawHSK 8