罚(fá)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 罰

to punish

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Character information

Pinyin
fá
Meaning
to punish; to penalize; to fine
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
罰

Origin & structure

Where 罚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱罒⿰讠刂

Simplified form of 罰; to punish 刂 the accused 詈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

罒wǎng讠yán刂dāo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 罰: To punish 刂 the accused 詈

How to write 罚 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 罚

Common words using 罚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fá罚kuǎn款
HSK 5

to fine

Open 罚款 page →
chǔ处fá罚
HSK 5

to penalize

Open 处罚 page →
chéng惩fá罚
HSK 7-9

penalty

Open 惩罚 page →
zhǔ主fá罚

penalty (kick)

Open 主罚 page →
xíng刑fá罚

sentence; penalty; punishment

Open 刑罚 page →
pàn判fá罚

to penalize; penalty

Open 判罚 page →
chéng惩fá罚xìng性

punitive

Open 惩罚性 page →
zuì罪yǔ与fá罚

Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 罚’s common words

款处惩主刑判性罪

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