磔

zhé

Dictionary entry

old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4]

What does 磔 mean?

磔 (zhé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4]

2sound made by birds (onom.)

3(literary) to dismember (form of punishment)

4to spread

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磔zhéold term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] · sound made by birds (onom.)

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磔

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