诛 · Zhong Yao
Pinyin zhū (1st tone). The Shuowen Jiezi (《說文解字》, 卷三·言部) defines 誅 as 討也。從言朱聲 — ‘to censure, to punish, to execute’. Fanqie 陟輸切. As a free morpheme 诛 carries ‘punish / put to death’ (誅戮) — a hard, punitive word. Classical citation: the 《論語· $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart