剐刑 guǎxíng death by a thousand cuts Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 剐 剮 guǎ to dismember To 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 qiāndāowànguǎ.刑 xíng nounverb punishment (bound form) punishment; penalty; criminal sentence; corporal punishment or torture