墨刑

mòxíng
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) tattooing of the face (as punishment)
  2. tattooing of the face (as punishment)

Wiktionary

古代五刑之一。指在罪轻者前额刺字，并染上墨色颜料。《书经．伊训》「臣下不匡，其刑墨，具训于蒙土」句下汉．孔安国．传：「臣不正君，服墨刑，凿其额，涅以墨。」

重編國語辭典

在脸上刺青的惩罚

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 墨 mò
  1. ink stick
  2. China ink
  3. corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

classifier: 塊
2 刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment