Ideographic: A man 刂 in jail 开Radical:

meaning for xíng:

  • - punishment
  • - penalty
  • - sentence
  • - torture
  • - corporal punishmentcriminal
  • - penalcriminal lawdeath penaltylimited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)abbr. for 刑事警察
  • - criminal police