诛 - zhū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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诛 (誅)

zhū

Definition

to put (a criminal) to death
to punish

Character Decomposition

Related words (17)

to put to death

to kill; to murder

exorbitant demands; demanding with menaces; extortion

to kill and banish

to wipe out; to exterminate

诛锄

zhū chú

to uproot; to eradicate (traitors)

诛除

zhū chú

to wipe out; to exterminate

诛九族

zhū jiǔ zú

to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)

诛尽杀绝

zhū jìn shā jué

to wipe out; to exterminate

诛心之论

zhū xīn zhī lùn

a devastating criticism; to expose hidden motives

诛暴讨逆

zhū bào tǎo nì

to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)

诛求无厌

zhū qiú wú yàn

incessant exorbitant demands

诛求无已

zhū qiú wú yǐ

to make endless exorbitant demands

诛锄异己

zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters; to exterminate those who disagree

to be executed

heavenly punishment; king's punishment

族诛

zú zhū

to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)

Idioms (2)

口诛笔伐

kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen

斧钺之诛

fǔ yuè zhī zhū

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

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