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处罚

chǔfá

punishment

An adult giving a penalty card
Memory picture

Characters in this word

处 chù

Strokes
5
Radical
夂 — to go
Made of
夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

罚 fá

Strokes
9
Radical
罒 — net, network
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他受到处罚。 Tā shòu dào chǔfá. He gets punished.
  • 老师处罚他。 Lǎoshī chǔfá tā. The teacher punishes him.
  • 处罚太重了。 Chǔfá tài zhòng le. The punishment is too harsh.

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