殛

Information about character(s)

Radical: 歹
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jí
Cantonese: gik1
JapaneseKun: KOROSU
JapaneseOn: KYOKU KOKU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to put to death to imprison for life

CE-Dict: to put to death

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to put to death

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《歺部》殛殊也。从歺亟聲。《虞書》曰：“殛鯀于羽山。”

康熙字典文字版 【辰集下】【歹字部】殛
【唐韻】紀力切【集韻】【韻會】訖力切，𠀤音棘。【說文】殊也。【爾雅·釋言】殛，誅也。【郉疏】謂誅責也。【書·舜典】殛鯀于羽山。【孔傳】殛竄放流皆誅也。異其文，述作之體。【左傳·僖二十八年】明神先君，是糾是殛。　一說斥死曰殛。　又【集韻】竭億切，音極。死也。

CF-Dict: exil/mort

Han-De-Dict: hinrichten (u.E.)