wǔ​xíng

Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chī], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhàng], forced labor 徒[tú], exile or banishment 流[liú], capital punishment 死[sǐ]

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wǔ​xíng

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead [mò], cutting off the nose [yì], amputation of one or both feet [yuè], castration |[gōng], execution 大辟[dà​pì]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping [chī], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns [zhàng], forced labor [tú], exile or banishment [liú], capital punishment [sǐ]

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