created sense approved 勒赎/勒贖 · lèshú · to demand ransom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
勒赎 / 勒贖
lèshú
to demand ransom
To kidnap a person or seize an object and force the victim or their family to pay money for their return
勒, 赎
勒 (literal) → 勒 · lè · to force 赎 (literal) → 赎/贖 · shú · to redeem
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition