- 千 numeralmanymany; numerous; a large number
- 刀 measure word[cut/stab]unit of measurement for the number of times one has been cut or stabbed
- 万 萬 nounadjectivecountlessmyriad; multitudinous; a great number
- to dismemberTo cut off the flesh as a form of capital punishment; to cut to pieces; to dismember. Often used in the expression 千刀万剐 .