黥
Information about character(s)
Radical: 黑Radical Strokes: 12
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 20
Pronunciation
Pinyin: qíngCantonese: king4
JapaneseKun: IREZUMI
JapaneseOn: GEI KEI
Korean: KYENG
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: to tattoo; to brand the face of criminalsCE-Dict: to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead
21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.ancient punishment of tattooing the face; branding
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《黑部》黥 墨刑在面也。从黑京聲。
康熙字典文字版 【亥集下】【黑字部】 黥
〔古文〕䵞【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤渠京切,音擎。【說文】黑𠛬在面。【荀子·正論篇】墨黥。【註】以墨涅其面而已。或曰墨黥,當爲墨幪。以墨巾蒙其頭而已。【書·呂𠛬】爰始淫爲劓刵椓黥。【疏】黥面,卽墨𠛬也。【周禮·秋官·司𠛬】墨罪五百。【註】墨,黥也。先刻其面,以墨窒之。 又姓。漢有黥布,初姓英,咎繇之後。布以小時有人相云當𠛬而王,故姓黥以厭當之。
Han-De-Dict: brandmarken; mit einem Brandzeichen versehen (u.E.)