斧钺汤镬 fǔyuètānghuò facing torture and execution Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 斧钺 斧鉞 fǔyuè battle-ax (literary) axes and halberds; ancient weapons or tools used for chopping or execution汤镬 湯鑊 tānghuò boiling cauldron (historical) A large cauldron used for boiling criminals as a form of execution in ancient China.