刖 Stroke Order

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Information of 刖

Pinyin yuè

Radical

刂

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

cut off the feet as punishment

刖 (yuè) 1. An ancient form of torture that involved cutting off a foot. 2. “In ancient times, when Bian He presented a treasure, the King of Chu cut off his foot.” Meaning: Cutting off a foot; an ancient form of punishment. Construction: Phonetic-ideographic; composed of the characters for "knife" and "moon." Historical References: 1. "Shuo Wen": 刖 means to sever. 2. "Guang Ya": 刖 means to break. Borrowed as "蚏." 3. "Shuo Wen": 蚏 refers to the punishment of cutting off a foot. 4. "Zhou Li, Si Xing": 刖 refers to the act of severing a foot. "Zhou" changed the term from 'kneecap' to '刖.' 5. "Zuo Zhuan, Zhuang Gong Year 16": 刖 refers to strong punishment. 6. "Shi Ji": In ancient times, when Bian He presented a treasure, the King of Chu cut off his foot. Example: 刖足 (An ancient form of torture involving the cutting off of a foot).