懲 (chéng)

to punish/to reprimand

How 懲 is written

Strokes
19
Radical
彳 — step
Traditional
懲
Simplified
惩

Common words using 懲

懲罰 chéngfá
penalty; punishment; to punish
嚴懲 yánchéng
to punish severely
懲治 chéngzhì
to punish
嚴懲不貸 yánchéngbùdài
to punish strictly with no leniency (idiom); to punish and show no mercy; zero tolerance
懲戒 chéngjiè
to discipline; reprimand
懲罰性 chéngfáxìng
punitive
懲處 chéngchǔ
to punish; to administer justice
懲辦 chéngbàn
to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone)

懲 in a sentence

做錯事就要接受懲罰。

Zuò cuò shì jiù yào jiēshòu chéngfá.

“If you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment.”

How common is 懲?

懲 is the 1,819th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.4% of all running text.

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