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黥
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tattoo criminals on

HSK 10
Human →Body
Qíng, qíng
ケイ、ゲイ
いれずみ
경
Components
黑 black+ 京 capital =
黥 tattoo criminals on
黑 Meaning component
hēi black
black
京 Phonetic component
jīng capital
capital city
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Notes
Similar Characters
墨 black ink黔 guizhou黛 blacken eyebrows黜 dismiss黝 black (iii)點 spot (trad)黟 black and shining黠 cunning黢 black (9ee2)黧 a dark黨 political party (trad)黪 grey (simp)黯 black黴 mildew (trad)嘿 Hey!默 silent黩 dishonor (simp)黷 to dishonor (trad)亮 shiny倞 far
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
黥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
黥 [Qíng]
surname Qing
黥 [qíng]
to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead
Japanese
黥 げい 、 いれずみ (gikun) 同音
noun+suru verb tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
黥面 [qíng​miàn]
to tattoo the face (punishment in ancient times)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
黥面 [げいめん] #231,657
face tattoo
黥く [めさく]
to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan)
黥首 [げいしゅ]
tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment)