剐

剮
guǎ
cut off the flesh as punishment

CEDICT

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cut out; to gouge out; to scoop out
  2. lingchi
  3. to cut flesh off from bone
  4. to cut out; to gouge out; to scoop out

Wiktionary

一种古代的刑罚。将人体慢慢削割至死。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

千刀万剐 qiāndāowànguǎ (idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ
  1. one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
  2. to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
剖剐 pōuguǎ
剐刑 guǎxíng