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械系
xiè​xì

to shackle a prisoner

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 械 xiè
    shackles
    (literary, bound form) shackles; fetters; manacles; ancient instruments used for restraining prisoners
  2. 系 繫 xì
    to take into custody
    (literary) to arrest; to imprison; to take into custody