Xíng

surname Xing

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Xíngsurname Xing
  • xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence

4Common Words with

判刑pàn xíng

to sentence (to prison)

死刑sǐ xíng

death penalty; capital punishment

五刑wǔ xíng

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mò], cutting off the nose 劓[yì], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yuè], castration 宫[gōng], execution 大辟[dà pì]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chī], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhàng], forced labor 徒[tú], exile or banishment 流[liú], capital punishment 死[sǐ]

刑事xíng shì

criminal; penal

刑事局Xíng shì jú

Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)

刑事拘留xíng shì jū liú

to detain as criminal; criminal detention

Other Characters Pronounced “xing”