刑名之学

xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4]

surname Xing

punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment

xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4] / the designation for a punishment

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology