辥 (xuē) - Xue — an ancient term for a type & also used as a surname in ancient China.

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xuē ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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辥 · xuē

Xue — an ancient term for a type of crime or punishment;

also used as a surname in ancient China.

Xue — an ancient term for a typealso used as a surname in ancient China.

Usage highlights

Xue crimeXue punishmentXue surnameXue lawXue officialGreat xue

Synonyms

  • 罪— crime, offense
  • 刑— punishment, penalty

Antonyms

  • 赦— pardon, amnesty

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentions the crime of xue (辥罪).
  • He studied the xue punishment in legal history (辥刑).
  • This surname appears in historical records (辥氏).
  • The term appears in classical legal texts (辥法).

Collocations

  • Xue crime(辥罪)
  • Xue punishment(辥刑)
  • Xue surname(辥氏)
  • Xue law(辥法)
  • Xue official(辥官)
  • Great xue(大辥)

Idioms

  • To commit xue crimes(犯辥)
  • To pardon xue offenses(赦辥)
  • Xue punishment system(辥刑之制)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese legal texts and bronze inscriptions as a specific type of crime or punishment.
  • Used as a surname in ancient times, though extremely rare in modern usage.
  • The character appears in some classical texts but is largely obsolete in contemporary Chinese.

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