桁

háng
cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

CEDICT

  1. 古代的一种大型刑具。夹在犯人的颈上或脚上。
  2. 量词。古代计算成行东西的单位。
  3. 浮桥。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

桁 héng
  1. pole plate
  2. purlin (cross-beam in roof)
  3. ridge-pole

Containing this entry

桁杨 hángyáng
  1. lit. stocks and knives
  2. fig. any punishment equipment
  3. torture instrument

Related entries

枷 jiā cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
枷板 jiābǎn
  1. cangue
  2. fig. difficult situation