penalty

To punish  the accused 

Components
罒 meaning component

  Meaning component

wǎng

  

Radical 122

言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

Evolution

罰 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
罰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

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

Most common words with 罰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

惩罚

penalty

to punish

处罚

to penalize

罚款

to fine

罚金

fine