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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 6

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yuè
Cantonese: jyut6
JapaneseKun: KIRU AYAHUI
JapaneseOn: GETSU GUCHI GOTSU GOCHI KATSU
Korean: WEL

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: cutting off feet as form of punishment

CE-Dict: to amputate one or both feet (punishment in Imperial China)/see also 五刑[wu3 xing2]

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《刀部》刖 絕也。从刀月聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【刀字部】 刖
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤魚厥切,音月。【說文】絕也。从刀,月聲。本作跀,斷足也。从足,月聲。【徐曰】足見斷爲跀,其𠛬名則刖也。今文但作刖。【書·呂𠛬】刖足曰剕。【前漢·𠛬法志】刖罪五百。又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤五忽切,音兀。斷足也。【集韻】或作𧿁。

CF-Dict: couper les pieds (châtiment)

Han-De-Dict: Abschneiden der Füße (als Strafe) (u.E.)