chéng
Traditional: 懲
惩 (chéng) is a Chinese word meaning “to punish; to reprimand; to warn”.
Meanings
- 1to punish
- 2to reprimand
- 3to warn
Related words
惩罚penalty惩戒to discipline严惩to punish severely惩治to punish惩罚性punitive惩处to punish惩办to punish (someone)严惩不贷to punish severely (idiom)劝善惩恶to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice奖惩rewards and penalties小惩大诫lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition惩一儆百lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)