penalty

Simplified form of ; to punish  the accused 

Components
罒 meaning component

  Meaning component

wǎng

  

Radical 122

讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

Evolution

罚 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
罚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
罚 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
罚 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
罚 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

penalty, fine; punish, penalize; to punish; to penalize

() 

variant of |[fá]

Most common words with 罚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

惩罚

penalty

to punish

处罚

to penalize

罚款

to fine

罚金

fine