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惩

chéng

to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn

🔤 Pictophonetic: 心 (heart) provides meaning, 征 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 12 strokes Common (18%)

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征

zhēng

to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion

心

xīn

heart; mind; soul

⿱征心 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhēng

征

to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion

🔤 Pictophonetic: 彳 (step) provides meaning, 正 provides pronunciation

8 strokes HSK 5

chì

彳

to step with the left foot

3 strokes

zhèng

正

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

💡 Ideographic: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一

5 strokes HSK 2

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

zhǐ

止

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

📷 Pictographic: A foot

4 strokes HSK 4

shàng

上

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

3 strokes HSK 1

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

xīn

心

heart; mind; soul

📷 Pictographic: A heart

4 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 惩 (19)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

惩罚 ↗

chéngfá

penalty / punishment / to punish

chéngfá

惩罚 ↗

HSK 6

penalty / punishment / to punish

惩 ↗

chéng

to punish / to reprimand / to warn

chéng

惩 ↗

to punish / to reprimand / to warn

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

xiǎochéngdàjiè

小惩大诫 ↗

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

从严惩处 ↗

cóngyánchéngchǔ

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

cóngyánchéngchǔ

从严惩处 ↗

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

惩一儆百 ↗

chéngyījǐngbǎi

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb

chéngyījǐngbǎi

惩一儆百 ↗

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb

惩一警百 ↗

chéngyījǐngbǎi

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb / also written [[懲一儆百|惩一儆百<chéngyījǐngbǎi>]]

chéngyījǐngbǎi

惩一警百 ↗

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb / also written [[懲一儆百|惩一儆百<chéngyījǐngbǎi>]]

惩前毖后 ↗

chéngqiánbìhòu

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

chéngqiánbìhòu

惩前毖后 ↗

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

惩恶劝善 ↗

chéngèquànshàn

see [[懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善<chéngèyángshàn>]]

chéngèquànshàn

惩恶劝善 ↗

see [[懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善<chéngèyángshàn>]]

惩恶扬善 ↗

chéngèyángshàn

to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)

chéngèyángshàn

惩恶扬善 ↗

to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)

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