Character: 刑
Modern (Beijing) reading: xíng
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)īŋ
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)īŋ
Western Han Chinese: gīŋ (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese: gīŋ (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese: gīŋ (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese: gīŋ (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese: gīŋ (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese: ɣieŋ
English meaning : model, example; be a model, an example; imitate; punishment
Russian meaning[s]: 1) казнь; пытка; наказание; казнить; орудия казни (пытки); 2) уголовный; уголовное право, уголовный кодекс
Radical: 18
Four-angle index: 2836
Karlgren code: 0808 b-c
Vietnamese reading: hình
