刑
This Chinese character means penalty or punishment.
You can watch how to write this. - (「刑」の書き順（筆順）動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
This Chinese character usually read as "けい".
This is often combined with other Chinese characters.
"刑罰 (けいばつ)" means punishment.
"罰 (ばつ)" also means punishment.
"刑事 (けいじ)" often means police detective in Japanese TV series.
"刑事" originally means criminal justice.
"刑法 (けいほう)" means criminal law.
No punishment without law.
This is the wisdom that mankind has learned from the mistakes of the pre-modern era.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)