cì​zì

to tattoo characters

Senses

刺字 cì​zì to tattoo characters

To tattoo words or characters into the skin with needles and ink

刺字 cì​zì penal tattooing

The historical punishment of branding or tattooing characters onto a criminal's face or arm

References

see 刺字/刺字 黥刑/黥刑
synonym 纹面/紋面 刺字/刺字