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笞
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bamboo rod used

HSK 10
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chī
チ
むち、しもと
태
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 台 platform =
笞 bamboo rod used
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
台 Phonetic component
tái platform
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol笨 stupid
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
笞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笞 [chī]
to whip with bamboo strips
Japanese
笞 ち 同音
noun historical caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
笞 、 楚 しもと 同音
noun archaicusually kana scourge; whip; switch
鞭 、 笞 、 韃 、 策 むち 、 ぶち (old) 、 ムチ 同音

noun

  1. whip; lash; scourge
  2. stick; cane; rod; pointer
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
その残酷な男は犬をムチで打った。
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
CHINESE WORDS (17)
鞭笞 [biān​chī] #37,974
to flog
笞刑 [chī​xíng] #67,259
whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)
榜笞 [bàng​chī]
to beat
笞击 [chī​jī]
to cudgel
笞挞 [chī​tà]
to flog
笞掠 [chī​lüè]
to flog
笞挞 [chī​tà]
to flog
笞击 [chī​jī]
to cudgel
笞杖 [chī​zhàng]
a cudgel
笞棰 [chī​chuí]
to beat with a bamboo whip
7 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 策 [さく] #3,743
plan
鞭 [むち] #5,610
whip
笞刑 [ちけい] #136,683
flogging