绞刑

絞刑
jiǎoxíng
to execute by hanging

CEDICT

to execute by hanging

Wiktionary

一种死刑。用绳索将犯人勒毙。

重編國語辭典

吊或勒住脖子的刑罚

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 绞 jiǎo
  1. to twist (strands into a thread)
  2. to entangle
  3. to wring
  4. to hang (by the neck)
  5. to turn
  6. to wind
  7. classifier for skeins of yarn
2 刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment

Containing this entry

绞刑架 jiǎoxíngjià
  1. gibbet
  2. hanging post
绞刑场 jiǎoxíngchǎng

Related entries

缢死 yìsǐ
  1. to execute by hanging
  2. to hang oneself