刑部

Traditional form:

刑部

Pinyin (reading):

Xíngbù

Definitions:

• Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)

Characters:

• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

Traditional characters:

• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section