宫刑 (宮刑)
gōng xíng
Pinyin

Definition

宫刑 (宮刑)
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gōng xíng
  1. castration (archaic punishment)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刑事
xíng shì
  1. 1 criminal
  2. 2 penal
刑警
xíng jǐng
  1. 1 abbr. for 刑事警察[xíng shì jǐng chá]
  2. 2 criminal police
死刑
sǐ xíng
  1. 1 death penalty
刑侦
xíng zhēn
  1. 1 criminal investigation
刑场
xíng chǎng
  1. 1 execution ground
  2. 2 gallows
  3. 3 scaffold

Sample Sentences

古代的刑罚是相当发达的。我们今天看到的刑具只是其中一小部分。像“五马分尸”“千刀万剐”“宫刑”这类酷刑更是惨无人道，骇人听闻。
gǔdài de xíngfá shì xiāngdāng fādá de 。wǒmen jīntiān kàndào de xíngjù zhǐshì qízhōng yì xiǎo bùfen 。xiàng “wǔmǎfēnshī ”“qiāndāowànguǎ ”“gōngxíng ”zhèlèi kùxíng gèng shì cǎnwúréndào ，hàiréntīngwén 。
Punishments in antiquity were very advanced. The torture devices we've seen today are a few of them. Punishments like being drawn and quartered, being hacked apart by knives or castration were even more appalling and brutal.
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