to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) / see also 五刑[wu3 xing2]

= + : The moon (月) was spying on the Yu the Great (yu) in the space station's bathroom (e4). As a punishment, Yu the Great is going to amputate his feet (刖) with a kitchen knife (刂).
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])

刖 character breakdown

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 刖 as component

front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a front panel.

= + : The Queen of Hearts is smoking some weed just inside the anthill's kitchen. She's so high that she thinks the lamp in front of her is the moon which wants to stab her with a kitchen knife.
surname Yu

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the heroine Yu Xiulian 俞秀莲.

Yu Xiulian (俞) is really mad at the Yu the Great (yu) for stealing her pointed cap (亼) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She is so mad that she wants to cut off Yu the Great's legs (刖) with a kitchen knife (刖), but she has to ask the moon (刖) first. As the moon gives his OK (俞), Yu the Great bursts out in tears and Yu Xiulian finally shows mercy.
variant of 腧[shu4]
yes (used by Emperor or ruler) / OK / to accede / to assent

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the heroine Yu Xiulian 俞秀莲.

Yu Xiulian (俞) is really mad at the Yu the Great (yu) for stealing her pointed cap (亼) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She is so mad that she wants to cut off Yu the Great's legs (刖) with a kitchen knife (刖), but she has to ask the moon (刖) first. As the moon gives his OK (俞), Yu the Great bursts out in tears and Yu Xiulian finally shows mercy.

Words with 刖

刖 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 刖

刖 currently does not appear in any sentence.