Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
     ⿰开⺉
Mandarin
xing2
English
Definitions
punishment; corporeal punishment; law; penalty
Mnemonic
The severest punishment involves a knife to the throat (compare 刭)
Etymology
Notes
Even though the phonetic has been considered to be for a very long time it is still