磔

zhé

old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大 (dà)), now called 捺 (nà); sound made by birds (onom.)

Ancient forms

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  2. 磔RegularToday

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Meaning

zhé zhe2
  1. old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大 dà), now called 捺 nà
  2. sound made by birds (onom.)
  3. (literary) to dismember (form of punishment)
  4. to spread

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