劊Tone 4

guì ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

劊 · guì

To cut off;

to amputate;

execution by dismemberment;

to sever.

To cut offto amputateexecution by dismemberment

Usage highlights

ExecutionerTo beheadTo amputateTo cut offTo severExecution ground

Synonyms

斩— to behead; to chop
割— to cut; to sever
截— to cut off; to intercept

Antonyms

救— to save; to rescue
治— to heal; to cure
生— to live; to give birth

Usage & contexts

Examples

The executioner performed the beheading (刽子手).
He was sentenced to death by dismemberment (处以刖刑).
The surgeon had to amputate the limb (截肢手术).
Cutting off all escape routes (斩断退路).

Collocations

Executioner(刽子手)
To behead(斩首)
To amputate(截肢)
To cut off(切断)
To sever(割断)
Execution ground(刑场)

Idioms

To kill without batting an eye(杀人不眨眼)
To cut the Gordian knot(快刀斩乱麻)
To execute summarily(就地正法)
To make a clean break(一刀两断)

Cultural background

Historically associated with execution methods in imperial China.
The character contains the knife/knife radical 刂, indicating its violent meaning.
Rarely used in modern contexts except in historical or literary references to execution.

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