枭首示众 xiāoshǒushìzhòng to gibbet Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 枭 梟 xiāo to behead (literary) to behead a person and display the head on a pole首 shǒu nounverb head (bound form) head; skull示 shì verb to show (bound form) to show; to reveal; to make known; to indicate众 眾 zhòng nounadjective crowd (bound form) a crowd; a multitude; the general public, as in 群众 qúnzhòng or 公众 gōngzhòng