zhī​jiě

to dismember

  • created sense approved 枝解 · zhī​jiě · to dismember — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枝解

    zhī​jiě

    to dismember

    to dismember (a body), sometimes as an ancient form of execution; (figuratively) to break into parts

    枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · limb 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to separate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense