imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4]{ji6}, amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4]{jyut6}, castration 宮|宫[gong1]{gung1}, execution 大辟[da4 pi4]{daai6 pik1} · Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1]{ci1}, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4]{zoeng6}, forced labor 徒[tu2]{tou4}, exile or banishment 流[liu2]{lau4}, capital punishment 死[si3]
Meanings
1imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4]{ji6}, amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4]{jyut6}, castration 宮|宫[gong1]{gung1}, execution 大辟[da4 pi4]{daai6 pik1}
2Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1]{ci1}, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4]{zoeng6}, forced labor 徒[tu2]{tou4}, exile or banishment 流[liu2]{lau4}, capital punishment 死[si3]