眚 (shěng) - eye disease & fault
眚 · shěng
eye disease;
fault;
calamity;
to reduce punishment (in ancient legal context)
eye diseasefaultcalamity
Usage highlights
eye diseaseminor faultnatural calamityreduce punishmentdisaster and abnormalityblemish or defect
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He suffered from an eye disease (目眚).
- The official was pardoned for his minor fault (小眚).
- Natural disasters were seen as heavenly warnings (天眚).
- The punishment was reduced due to extenuating circumstances (眚灾).
Collocations
- eye disease(目眚)
- minor fault(小眚)
- natural calamity(天眚)
- reduce punishment(眚灾)
- disaster and abnormality(灾眚)
- blemish or defect(瑕眚)
Idioms
- To pardon minor faults while punishing major crimes(赦眚纠慝)
- Heavenly disasters and earthly abnormalities(天灾地眚)
- To examine one's own faults(省眚)
Cultural background
FAQ- In ancient Chinese legal systems, 眚 referred to unintentional faults or minor offenses that could qualify for reduced punishment.
- In traditional Chinese medicine and fortune-telling, 眚 was associated with eye diseases and bodily ailments.
- The character appears in classical texts like the Book of Documents where it denotes natural calamities seen as heavenly warnings.