Stroke count: 11
Meaning: whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging
Kunyomi: むち しもと
Onyomi: チ
Composition: 竹 台
Radical: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
笞 (チ) caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five risturyō punishments)
笞刑 (チケイ) flogging
鞭 (むち) whip, lash, scourge, stick, cane, rod, pointer
笞 (しもと) scourge, whip, switch