刖 meaning and stroke order
Cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
How to write 刖, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 刖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])
How 刖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Knife.
刂 gives the meaning and 月 hints at the sound.
Radical: 刂 (knife), shared by 71 characters on this site.
Characters that contain 刖
Learning 刖 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 刖
How many strokes are in 刖?
刖 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 刖 mean?
刖 (yuè) means cutting off the feet as a form of punishment.
How do you pronounce 刖?
刖 is pronounced yuè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 刖?
The radical of 刖 is 刂, which carries the idea of "knife". Dictionaries list 刖 under this radical.