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炮烙
páo​luò

branding torture

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
炮烙 páo​luò
branding torture
An ancient form of torture by fire or branding with hot iron, originally said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang who forced victims to walk across a heated bronze pillar.

Frequency

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0.045 per million

Cross-References

See

  • 商纣王 shāng​zhòu​wáng

Referenced by

  • 烙 luò

Sources

Frequency data
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