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惩罚

Traditional: 懲罰

chéng fá

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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chéng fá · cing4 fat6 (Jyutping)

  1. penalty
  2. punishment
  3. to punish

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

惩

Meaning
punish, reprimand; warn
Radical
心
Strokes
12
Components
⿱征心
Cangjie
HMP
Four-corner
2133

罚

Meaning
penalty, fine; punish, penalize
Radical
罒
Strokes
9
Components
⿱罒⿰讠刂
Cangjie
WLIVN
Four-corner
6072

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