磔 Stroke Order

磔 [zhé] 1. 古代分裂牲体以祭神。 Ancient practice of dismembering livestock to offer sacrifices to the gods. 2. 古代一种酷刑，把肢体分裂：～刑。 An ancient form of torture involving dismemberment: dismemberment punishment. 3. 汉字笔形之一，即“捺（nà）”。 One of the strokes in Chinese calligraphy, specifically the right-falling stroke (捺). --- 磔 [zhé] (动) 1. 古代祭祀时分裂牲畜肢体 ([En.] dismember). To dismember livestock during ancient sacrificial rites. 引 1. 《说文》：磔，辜也。 从桀，石声。刳鸡胸、腹而张之，令其干枯不收。故从桀。 From "Shuowen": 否 (zhé), referring to dismembering; involves cutting chicken across the chest or abdomen and spreading it out to dry. 2. 《广雅》：磔，张也。 From "Guangya": (zhé) means to spread or display. 3. 《礼记·月令》：旁磔。 注:“攘也。” From "Liji": (zhé) means to draw back. 4. 《尔雅》：祭风曰磔。 李注:“以牲头蹄及皮破之以祭。” From "Erya": refers to offerings to the wind, using the head, hooves, and skin of animals. 5. 《礼记·月令》：[英：季春之月]九门磔攘。 孙希旦集解:“磔，磔裂牲体也。” From "Liji": in the month of early spring, refer to the offering process by dismembering livestock. 例 如:磔禳(磔攘。分裂牲体祭神以除不祥); 磔鸡(旧历正月初一杀鸡挂门外以除不祥)。又指古代的一种酷刑。以车分裂人体。 For example: - 磔禳 (dismembering the body in sacrifice to eliminate bad luck); - 磔鸡 (killing a chicken on the first day of the lunar calendar to ward off bad luck). It also refers to an ancient form of torture: being drawn and quartered. 引 1. 《荀子》：吴子胥不磔 姑苏东门外乎！ 注:“车裂也。” From "Xunzi": Wu Zixu did not get dismembered outside the East Gate of Gusu; meaning being drawn and quartered. 例 如:磔裂(车裂人体;分割，割裂)。 For example: 磔裂 (being drawn and quartered; cutting and tearing). 还指五代时始置的一种凌迟酷刑，俗称“剐刑”。 Also refers to a form of cruel torture established in the Five Dynasties period known as "lingchi". 引 1. 《旧五代史》：李嗣源遣使部送 潞州叛将 杨立等到阙，并磔于市。 From "Old History of the Five Dynasties": Li Siyuan sent envoys to deliver the traitor Yang Li and others to the capital, and they were dismembered in the market. 例 如:磔诛(凌迟处死); 磔刑(割肉离骨，断肢体，再割断咽喉). For example: - 磔诛 (death by slow slicing); - 磔刑 (cutting meat from the bone, severing limbs, then slicing the throat). --- 磔 [zhé] (名) 汉字书法之一，右下方的捺笔。 One of the strokes in Chinese calligraphy, specifically the right-falling stroke. 引 1. 《阅微草堂笔记》：刮视字棱，相其波磔，似是八分书耳。 From "Yuewei Cao Tang Notes": Scrape to view the edges of characters, resembling the right-falling stroke. --- 磔 [zhé] (象) 鸟鸣声，同“吱吱”。 The sound of birds chirping, similar to "zhizhi". 引 1. 宋· 苏轼《石钟山记》：磔磔云霄间。 From "Records of Shizhong Mountain" by Su Shi: "Zhizhi echoing amidst the clouds."