懲
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chéng · to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn

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19Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 懲

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Example sentences

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Chù fàn fǎ lǜ de rén shòu dào chéng fá.觸犯法律的人受到懲罰。

People who break the law are punished.

Source: Tatoeba #775468 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jǐ jīng bèi chéng fá le.我己經被懲罰了。

I've already been punished.

Source: Tatoeba #6070989 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ nǐ wéi fǎn le fǎ lǜ , nǐ jiāng shòu dào chéng fá.如果你違反了法律, 你將受到懲罰。

You'll be punished if you break the law.

Source: Tatoeba #775469 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù xǐ huān bèi chéng fá.他不喜歡被懲罰。

He does not like being punished.

Source: Tatoeba #761903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mǔ qīn cóng lái méi yǒu chéng fá guò wǒ.我母親從來沒有懲罰過我。

My mother never punishes me.

Source: Tatoeba #6014616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēng qì, jiù shì ná bié rén de guò cuò lái chéng fá zì jǐ.生氣,就是拿別人的過錯來懲罰自己。

Anger is punishing yourself for other people's mistakes.

Source: Tatoeba #838318 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 懲 in context

  1. Say chéng, then recall the core meaning: to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 懲 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.