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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 誅 U+8A85 |  Seal script | 诛 Simplified character |
| Radical: | 言+ 6 strokes = 13 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.75#47 Kangxi: p.1160#11 Cihai: p.1244r6c03 GSR: 128.k Hanyu: v6,p3964#09 |
| Composition: | Left: 言, right: 朱. |
| Mandarin: | zhū ㄓㄨ |
| Cantonese: | zyu1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | djio |
| Shuowen: | 《言部》诛：讨也。从言朱声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上平声·虞·株》诛：责也。《释名》云：罪及馀曰诛如诛大树枝叶尽落。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·言部·六》诛：《唐韵》陟输切《集韵》《韵会》追输切，𠀤音株。《说文》讨也。《广雅》杀也。《书·胤征》以干先王之诛。《礼·月令》诘诛暴慢。《注》诛者，戮其人。《前汉·𠛬法志》征暴诛悖，治之威也。《庄子·庚桑楚》爲不善乎显明之中者，人得而诛之，爲不善乎幽暗之中者，鬼得而诛之。又《释名》罪及馀人曰诛。诛，株也。如株木根，枝叶尽落也。《周礼·秋官·司烜氏》军旅修火禁，邦若屋诛，则爲明竁焉。《注》郑司农云：屋诛，谓夷三族。又《易·杂卦》明夷诛也。《注》诛，伤也。又《晋语》小国敖，大国袭焉，曰诛。又《玉篇》罚也。《礼·曲礼》以足蹙路马刍有诛，齿路马有诛。《注》诛，罚也。又《类篇》责也。《左传·襄三十一年》诛求无时。《注》诛，责也。《周礼·天官·大宰》诛以驭其过。《疏》人有过失，非故爲之者，则以言语责让之。又翦除也。《晋语》故以惠诛怨。《注》诛，除也。《楚辞·卜居》宁诛锄草茅，以力耕乎。《杜甫·岳麓山道林二寺诗》傍此烟霞茅可诛。《正字通》翦茅爲屋。借用诛字。又叶之由切，音周。《华核·自责文》不敢违敕，惧速罪诛，冒承诏命，魂逝形留。又叶株遇切，株去声。《蔡邕·释诲》下获熏胥之辜，高受灭家之诛，前车已覆，袭轨而骛。 考证：〔《周礼·秋官·司烜氏》《注》郑司农云：屋诛，爲夷三族。〕谨照原文爲改谓。 |
| Fanqie: | 陟输 (《广韵·上平声·虞·株》) |
| Unihan definition: | execute, kill, put to death; punish |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 子曰：“朽木不可雕也，粪土之墙不可圬也，于予与何诛。” |
| The Master said, "Rotten wood cannot be carved; a wall of dirty earth will not receive the trowel. This Yu! - what is the use of my reproving him?" | |
| 《孟子·告子下》: | 初命曰：‘诛不孝，无易树子，无以妾为妻。’ |
| The first injunction in their agreement was, "Slay the unfilial; change not the son who has been appointed heir; exalt not a concubine to be the wife." | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 以足蹙路马刍，有诛。 |
| It he trample on their forage, he should be punished. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或问：“蒙恬忠而被诛，忠奚可为也？” |
| Someone asked: Meng Tian was loyal to the Qin and yet he was executed. What good is loyalty? | |
| 《墨子·七患》: | 畜种菽粟不足以食之，大臣不足 以7事之，赏赐不能喜，诛罚不能威，七患也。 |
| And when the crops are not sufficient for food and the ministers can not be charged with responsibilities, and when awards fail to make people happy and punishment to make them afraid, this is the seventh worry. | |
| 《庄子·胠箧》: | 故田成子有乎盗贼之名，而身处尧、舜之安，小国不敢非，大国不敢诛，十二世有齐国。 |
| And so, though he got the name of being a thief and a robber, yet he himself continued to live as securely as Yao and Shun had done. Small states did not dare to find fault with him; great states did not dare to take him off; for twelve generations (his descendants) have possessed the state of Qi. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 伏羲神农教而不诛，黄帝尧舜诛而不怒，及至文武，各当时而立法，因事而制礼。 |
| Fu Xi and Shen nong taught but did not punish; Huang di, Yao and Shun punished but were not angry; Wen wang and Wu wang both established laws in accordance with what was opportune and regulated rites according to practical requirements. | |
| 《史记·夏本纪》: | 天下皆以舜之诛为是。 |
| And everyone in the Empire said that Shun's decision was a just one. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 文王诛四，武王诛二，周公卒业，至成康则案无诛已。 |
| 《说苑·辨物》: | 公觉，召晏子而告其所梦，公曰：“我其尝杀不辜而诛无罪耶？” |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 是故君杀贼讨，则善而书其诛。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 以其诛逆存顺。 |
| 《大戴礼记·主言》: | 彼废道而不行，然后诛其君，致其征，吊其民，而不夺其财也。 |
| 《白虎通德论·谥》: | 《礼曾子问》曰：“唯天子称天以诛之。” |
| 《新书·大政上》: | 不肖暴者祸及其身，则士民皆曰，何天诛之迟也。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 留侯曰：“陛下起布衣，与此属定天下，陛下已为天子，而所封皆萧曹故人，所诛皆平生怨仇。” |
| 《中论·智行》: | 是故圣人贵才智之特能，立功立事益于世矣，如愆过多、才智少，作乱有馀，而立功不足，仲尼所以避阳货而诛少正卯也。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 曰：“匹夫荧侮诸侯者，罪应诛，请右司马速加刑焉。” |
| 《潜夫论·遏利》: | 故人有无德而富贵，是凶民之窃官位、盗府库者也，终必觉，觉必诛矣。 |
| 《论衡·累害》: | 以轶才取容媚于俗，求全功名于将，不遭邓析之祸，取子胥之诛，幸矣。 |
| 《风俗通义·五伯》: | 于是昆吾氏乃为盟主，诛不从命以尊王室。 |
| 《孔丛子·公仪》: | 此罪诛之人也。 |
| 《申鉴·杂言上》: | 导臣诛，阿臣刑，尸臣绌。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 圣人王世，贤者建功，汤举伊尹，周任吕望，行合天地，德配阴阳，承天诛恶，克暴除殃，将气养物，明□设光，耳听八极，目覩四方，忠进谗退，直立邪亡，道行奸止，不得两张，□本理，杜渐消萌。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 如有衅故，自当极其刑诛。 |
| 《列子·汤问》: | 王大怒，立欲诛偃师。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 信情修生，非其天诛，逆夫人僇，不胜任也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 体道者佚而不穷，任数者劳而无功，夫法刻刑诛者，非帝王之业也，棰策繁用者，非致远之御也，好憎繁多，祸乃相随，故先王之法非所作也，所因也，其禁诛非所为也，所守也，故能因则大，作即细，能守则固，为即败。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 无有无罪而见诛，无有有功而不赏。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 为人君而乐杀人者，此不可使得志于天下矣，为人主必专制人命，妄行刑诛。 |
| 《韩非子·存韩》: | 若臣斯之所言有不应事实者，愿大王幸使得毕辞于前，乃就吏诛不晚也。 |
| 《慎子·君人》: | 君人者，舍法而以身治，则诛赏予夺，从君心出矣。 |
| 《管子·轻重己》: | 牺牲以彘，发号出令曰：“罚而勿赏，夺而勿予，罪狱诛而勿生，终岁之罪，毋有所赦，作衍牛马之实在野者王”，天子之秋计也。 |
| 《公孙龙子·迹府》: | 王之所赏，吏之所诛也。 |
| 《孙子兵法·九地》: | 是故政举之日，夷关折符，无通其使，厉于廊庙之上，以诛其事，敌人开阖，必亟入之。 |
| 《吴子·应变》: | 二吹而行，再吹而聚，不从令者诛。 |
| 《六韬·将威》: | 太公曰：“将以诛大为威，以赏小为明。” |
| 《司马法·仁本》: | 既诛有罪，王及诸侯修正其国，举贤立明，正复厥职。 |
| 《尉缭子·制谈》: | 令百人一卒，千人一司马，万人一将，以少诛众，以弱诛强。 |
| 《三略·中略》: | 世乱则叛逆生，王泽竭则盟誓相诛伐。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 夫饥寒并至，能不犯法干诛者，古今未闻也。 |
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