刖

yuè
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑 wǔxíng)

CEDICT

  1. (historical) to cut off one or both feet as a form of punishment, one of the 五刑 (wǔxíng, “Five Punishments”)
  2. to cut off one or both feet as a form of punishment, one of the 五刑 (wǔxíng, “Five Punishments”)

Wiktionary

  1. 古代一种砍断双脚的刑罚。
  2. 砍断双脚。

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刖足 yuèzú