huán​shǒu

death by hanging

  • created sense approved 缳首/繯首 · huán​shǒu · death by hanging — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缳首 / 繯首

    huán​shǒu

    death by hanging

    a method of execution involving a rope looped into a noose; death by hanging

    缳 (literal) → 缳/繯 · huán · to bind 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · head

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