罚

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to punish; to penalize; to fine

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Simplified form of 罰; to punish 刂 the accused 詈

Components 罒讠刂

penalize · Heisig RSH #1652

net + words + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
敬酒不吃吃罚酒	jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ	lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a r…
有罪不罚	yǒu zuì bù fá	impunity
易科罚金	yì kē fá jīn	to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)
罚不当罪	fá bù dāng zuì	disproportionate punishment; the punishment is harsher than the crime
罚出场	fá chū chǎng	(of a referee) to send a player off the field
开罚单	kāi fá dān	to issue an infringement notice
罚金	fá jīn	fine; to forfeit
体罚	tǐ fá	corporal punishment; to inflict physical punishment on (sb)
主罚	zhǔ fá	penalty (kick)
重罚	zhòng fá	to punish severely
罚球	fá qiú	penalty shot; penalty kick (in sports)
罚单	fá dān	violation ticket; infringement notice
罚酒	fá jiǔ	to drink as the result of having lost a bet
处罚	chǔ fá	to penalize; to punish
罚钱	fá qián	to fine
罪与罚	Zuì yǔ Fá	Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]
绝罚	jué fá	to excommunicate
罚没	fá mò	to impose a fine and confiscate (property)
罚款	fá kuǎn	to fine; penalty; fine (monetary)
罚站	fá zhàn	to be made to stand still as a punishment