刑(xíng)

HSK 7-96 strokes

surname Xing

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Character information

Pinyin
xíng
Meaning
surname Xing
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 刑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰开刂

A man 刂 in jail 开

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

Made of

开kāi刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 刑 step by step

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

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Words with 刑

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

xíng刑fǎ法
HSK 7-9

criminal law

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shàng上xíng刑

severe punishment; worst punishment; to torture

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wǔ五xíng刑

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing chara…

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xíng刑shì事

criminal; penal

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xíng刑shì事fǎ法tíng庭

criminal court

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xíng刑shì事fàn犯zuì罪

criminal offense

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xíng刑zhēn侦

criminal investigation

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xíng刑jù具

punishment equipment

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From 刑’s common words

法上五事庭犯罪侦

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