yán xíng

Traditional: 嚴刑

严刑 (yán xíng) is a Chinese word meaning “strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously”.

Meanings

  1. 1strict law
  2. 2cruel punishment
  3. 3to carry out cruel law rigorously

Characters in 严刑

严yán · tight (closely sealed)刑xíng · punishment

Related words

严重grave; serious; severe; critical死刑death penalty; capital punishment严肃(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious严格strict; stringent; tight; rigorous尊严dignity严厉severe刑事criminal; penal严tight (closely sealed)严surname Yan服刑to serve a prison sentence刑punishment刑surname Xing

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