Keyword
to punish
- to execute
- to kill
- Frequency
- #2965
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 朱 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
诛
to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
诛杀
to kill; to murder
口诛笔伐
to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen
诛灭
to wipe out; to exterminate
伏诛
to be executed
诛戮
to put to death
天诛
heavenly punishment; king's punishment
族诛
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
诛除
to wipe out; to exterminate
诛心
to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive