絞殺

绞杀
jiǎoshā
  1. to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting
  2. (fig.) to snuff out

CEDICT

  1. (literal, figurative) to strangle; to hang; to garrotte
  2. to strangle; to hang; to garrotte

Wiktionary

用繩子勒死。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 絞 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 殺 shā
  1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  2. to weaken; to reduce
  3. (dialect) to smart
  4. (used after a verb) extremely