杖
zhàng
Pinyin
Definition
杖
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- a staff
- a rod
- cane
- walking stick
- to flog with a stick (old)
Character Decomposition
Sample Sentences
看了这些刑具,大家是不是觉得平时在电视上看到的那些戴木枷,夹手指,脸上刺字,杖刑之类的还是比较轻的?
After seeing these torture devices, doesn't everyone think that the kinds of punishments you see on TV like wearing a wooden yoke, finger traps, face tattooing or caning are all pretty mild?
Guess: if someone wears a big round top hat, with a very tight top and extremely baggy pants, with pointy leather shoes, and they have a little moustache, carry a thin walking stick and waddle like a penguin, who are they imitating?