剭 (wū) - To execute a noble or high official & to put to death (ancient punishment).

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wū ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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剭 · wū

To execute a noble or high official;

to put to death (ancient punishment).

To execute a noble or high officialto put to death (ancient punishment).

Usage highlights

Execution of noblesTo put a high official to deathCapital punishment for aristocracyAncient execution method

Synonyms

  • 诛— to execute; to put to death
  • 戮— to kill; to execute
  • 斩— to behead; to execute by decapitation

Antonyms

  • 赦— to pardon; to amnesty
  • 免— to exempt; to spare

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The emperor ordered the execution of the disgraced minister (剭).
  • Historical records mention the punishment of nobles (剭刑).
  • This character appears in ancient legal texts describing capital punishment (剭).

Collocations

  • Execution of nobles(剭刑)
  • To put a high official to death(剭杀)
  • Capital punishment for aristocracy(贵族剭)
  • Ancient execution method(剭法)

Idioms

  • No common idioms found for this rare character

Cultural background

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  • Appears in ancient Chinese legal and historical texts describing punishments for nobility.
  • Reflects the hierarchical nature of traditional Chinese punishment systems where different social classes received different forms of execution.

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