自經

自经
zìjīng
(literary) to hang oneself

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to hang oneself
  2. to hang oneself

Wiktionary

上吊自殺。《論語．憲問》：「豈若匹夫匹婦之為諒也，自經於溝瀆而莫之知也。」《漢書．卷六四上．朱買臣傳》：「居一月，妻自經死，買臣乞其夫錢，令葬。」也作「自縊」。

重編國語辭典

上吊

維基詞典

literary

Entry Composition

1 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
2 經 jīng
  1. classics
  2. sacred book
  3. scripture
  4. to pass through
  5. to undergo
  6. to bear
  7. to endure
  8. warp (textile)
  9. longitude
  10. menstruation
  11. channel (TCM)
  12. abbr. for economics 經濟 jīngjì

Related entries

上吊 shàngdiào to hang oneself
他上吊自殺了。

He committed suicide by hanging himself.

Source: Tatoeba

吊頸 diàojǐng to hang oneself
投繯 tóuhuán
  1. to hang oneself
  2. to commit suicide by hanging
投繯自縊 tóuhuánzìyì to hang oneself (idiom)
縊頸 yìjǐng to hang oneself
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