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髡 (kūn) 1. Ancient punishment of shaving off the hair of a male criminal. 古代剃去男子头发的一种刑罚。 Example: 髡首 (to shave off hair, bald). 髡钳 (to shave off hair and use iron rings to restrain the neck). 2. In ancient times, it referred to monks. 古代指和尚。 Example: 髡人 (monk, priest); 髡缁 (a Daoist, a term referring to Daoism). 3. In ancient times, it referred to trimming tree branches. 古代称修剪树枝。 Example: In farming context, it is used as cutting branches for better cultivation. Originating Meaning: Ancient punishment of shaving off the hair of a criminal. 本义: 古代一种剃去头发的刑罚 Character Formation: Phonetic-visual character. 造字法: 形声。(kūn) 从髟( biāo)，与毛发有关，兀( wù)声。 Synonyms: 1. Same as original meaning ([En.] ancient punishment of shaving off the hair of a criminal) 同本义 ([En.] ancient punishment of shaving off the hair of a criminal) 2. Trimming branches ([En.] lop off tree branches) 剪去树枝 ([En.] lop off tree branches) Examples: - 髡刖 (ancient punishment, cutting hair is called 髡, and cutting feet is called 刖) - 髡发 (shaving off the hair) - 髡首 (to shave the hair, bald) - 髡人 (a criminal who has had their hair shaved) - 髡头 (bald head; same as 髡首)