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刑名之学

xíng míng zhī xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shēn Bù hài]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

刑名之學 刑名之学 [xing2 ming2 zhi1 xue2] /xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 刑名之學

  • 刑
    xíng

    punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment

    Xíng

    surname Xing

  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

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