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Xíng

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Xíng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xíng | Xing2
English translation
surname Xing
punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment
punishment, penalty; law

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About Xíng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Xíng

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A man  dāo in jail  kāi

Etymology of Xíng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

开刂

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and Jǐng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Xíng

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愿意 yuànyì 苦刑 kǔ xíng shú de zuì , 孩子 háizi ?

Are you willing to do penance for your sins, my son?

行刑 xíng xíng shí 犯人 fàn rén Dài zhāo 眼罩 yǎn zhào .

The prisoner wore a blindfold when he was executed.

pàn Xíng 判得 hěn qīng .

The sentence was mild.

yòng 执行 zhíxíng 死刑 sǐ xíng de 方式 fāngshì , zǎi le 所有 suǒyǒu 婚礼 hūnlǐ shǎng de rén .

They wiped out the whole wedding party, execution - style.

声称 shēng chēng ,真正 zhēnzhèng de 罪行 zuì xíng shì 时常 shícháng duì 入室盗窃 dàoqiè zhě qiāng 窃者判刑 pàn xíng Guò qīng .

She claimed that the real crime is that burglars and muggers usually get a light sentence.

Words with Xíng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty死刑 sǐ xíng
刑事 xíngshì criminal刑事 xíngshì
Xíng penalty Xíng
刑警 xíng jǐng criminal police刑警 xíng jǐng
有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng
服刑 fú xíng to serve a prison sentence服刑 fú xíng
刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law刑法 xíng fǎ
判刑 pàn xíng to sentence (to prison etc)判刑 pàn xíng
缓刑 huǎn xíng probation緩刑
刑期 xíng qī prison term刑期 xíng qī
刑罚 xíng fá sentence刑罰
行刑 xíng xíng execution行刑 xíng xíng
刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú
酷刑 kù xíng cruelty酷刑 kù xíng
无期徒刑 wú qī tú xíng life imprisonment無期徒刑
减刑 jiǎn xíng to reduce penalty減刑
绞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging絞刑
严刑 yán xíng strict law嚴刑
量刑 liàng xíng to assess punishment量刑 liàng xíng
徒刑 tú xíng prison sentence徒刑 tú xíng
刑拘 xíng jū to detain as criminal刑拘 xíng jū
刑讯 xíng xùn inquisition刑訊
刑事诉讼法 xíng shì sù sòng fǎ criminal procedure刑事訴訟法
刑场 xíng chǎng gallows刑場

Xíng Decomposition & Compounds

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Xíng Decomposition

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Xíng Compounds

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  • Xíng
    • xíng , xíng , xíng , , jīng , xíng
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