诛

See also: 誅

Translingual

Han character

诛 (Kangxi radical 149, 讠+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈女竹十木 (IVHJD), composition ⿰讠朱)

1. execute, kill, put to death
2. punish

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1188, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3965, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8BDB

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 讠 (“speech”) + phonetic 朱.

Etymology

For pronunciation and definitions of 诛 – see 誅 (“to execute; to kill; to put to death; to punish; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 誅).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.