杖刑

Traditional form:

杖刑

Pinyin (reading):

zhàngxíng

Definitions:

• beating with wooden staves (as corporal punishment)

Characters:

• 杖 - cane, walking stick
• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law

Traditional characters:

• 杖 - cane, walking stick
• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law