梟首
xiāo​shǒu

to behead

  • created sense approved 枭首/梟首 · xiāo​shǒu · to behead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枭首 / 梟首

    xiāo​shǒu

    to behead

    (literary) to behead and display the head on a pole; an ancient form of capital punishment

    枭, 首

    枭 (literal) → 枭/梟 · xiāo · to behead 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · head

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

    created sense