Memory phrase for the character: 罚

罚

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Meaning to punish, to penalize

Pronunciation

fá

Explanation

Top: variant of eye 罒, bottom: word 讠/言, knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
You can use a (deprecating) stare, words or knifes for: punishing.

Radicals

网 netsometimes simplified to 罒.
讠 wordtraditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

处罚 chǔ fá  to penalize; to punish
刑罚 xíng fá  sentence; penalty; punishment
惩罚 chéng fá  penalty; punishment; to punish
惩罚 chéng fá  

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