墨刑
mò​xíng

tattoo punishment

  • created reference approved 墨刑 → 黥 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    墨刑 mò​xíng

    黥 qíng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 墨刑 · mò​xíng · tattoo punishment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    墨刑

    mò​xíng

    tattoo punishment

    An ancient corporal punishment in China where characters were carved into a criminal's forehead or face and stained with ink.

    墨 (literal) → 墨 · mò · tattooing 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense