The story of 剮

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剮 is composed of 咼(the picture of a skull and a mouth) and the BuShou of 刀(knife). 咼 has the meaning of concavity, so 剮 means cutting off the flesh and making holes.

Vocabulary of 剮

  • 剮刑 (the death of a thousand cuts
  • which is an old form of capital punishment)

Classification

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