惩
to punish; to reprimand; to warn
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Dict coverage rank #2,604 U+60E9
How 惩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 征 (phonetic, zhēng)
How to remember it
chasten · Heisig RSH #1994
征 solicit + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 惩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惩一警百 | chéng yī jǐng bǎi | variant of 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3] |
| 惩恶扬善 | chéng è yáng shàn | to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) |
| 严惩不贷 | yán chéng bù dài | to punish severely (idiom) |
| 重惩 | zhòng chéng | to punish severely |
| 惩治 | chéng zhì | to punish |
| 劝善惩恶 | quàn shàn chéng è | to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to… |
| 惩恶劝善 | chéng è quàn shàn | see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4] |
| 惩处 | chéng chǔ | to punish; to administer justice |
| 惩罚性 | chéng fá xìng | punitive |
| 小惩大诫 | xiǎo chéng dà jiè | lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to p… |
| 惩办 | chéng bàn | to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone) |
| 惩一儆百 | chéng yī jǐng bǎi | lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb |
| 奖惩 | jiǎng chéng | rewards and penalties |
| 严惩 | yán chéng | to punish severely |
| 惩戒 | chéng jiè | to discipline; reprimand |
| 惩前毖后 | chéng qián bì hòu | lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes f… |
| 惩罚 | chéng fá | penalty; punishment; to punish |