刼 (jié) - To coerce, threaten & to plunder, rob
刼 · jié
To coerce, threaten;
to plunder, rob;
disaster, calamity;
a kalpa (Buddhist concept of a cosmic cycle)
To coerce, threatento plunder, robdisaster, calamity
Usage highlights
RobberyTo kidnap, hold under duressCalamity, disasterKalpaTo plunderRobber, bandit
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The bandits robbed the village (刼掠 village).
- He was threatened by the robbers (被强盗刼持).
- This is a great calamity (这是一场大刼难).
- In Buddhism, a kalpa is an immensely long period of time (佛教中的一刼).
Collocations
- Robbery(刼掠)
- To kidnap, hold under duress(刼持)
- Calamity, disaster(刼难)
- Kalpa (Buddhist cosmic cycle)(刼)
- To plunder(刼夺)
- Robber, bandit(刼匪)
Idioms
- Inescapable calamity(在刼难逃)
- To rob the rich to help the poor(刼富济贫)
- A calamity of unprecedented scale(万刼不复)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in Buddhist context to refer to a kalpa, an immense period of time in cosmic cycles.
- Historically associated with banditry, coercion, and misfortune.
- Often appears in literary and historical texts describing plunder or disasters.