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Chinese character

刖

yuè

cutting off the feet as a form of punishment

6 strokesRadical 刂No. 6119

Meaning

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  • cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
  • to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])

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刖

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