Tom is on probation.
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刑
xíng
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xíng · jing4 (Jyutping)
- punishment
- penalty
- sentence
- torture
- corporal punishment
- surname Xing
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Character breakdown
刑
- Meaning
- punishment, penalty; law
- Radical
- 刂
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰开刂
- Cangjie
- MTLN
- Four-corner
- 1240.0
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Example sentences
We should abolish the death penalty.
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