chéng

punish

Components
徴 sound component

  Sound component

zhēng

  

summon

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

heart

Evolution

懲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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chéng

punish, reprimand; warn; to punish; to reprimand; to warn

Most common words with 懲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

惩罚

penalty

严惩

to punish severely

惩治

to punish

惩处

to punish

奖惩

rewards and penalties