肉刑

ròuxíng
corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation)

CEDICT

corporal punishment (especially one that inflicts permanent mutilation of the body)

Wiktionary

古時切斷犯人肢體，或割裂肌膚的刑罰。分墨、劓、剕、宮等。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 肉 ròu
  1. meat
  2. flesh
  3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. (of a person) flabby
  6. irresolute
  7. Kangxi radical 130
2 刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment

Related entries

體刑 tǐxíng corporal punishment
苦刑 kǔxíng
  1. torture
  2. corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment