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缴械 (jiǎo xiè) — to disarm; to surrender weapons

Definition

缴械 means 'to disarm' or 'surrender one's weapons' — used formally for armed forces or groups being forced to give up arms, not for ordinary police/civilian contexts.

verb
to disarmto surrender weapons

Examples

  • 缴械。
    Dí rén bèi pò jiǎo xiè tóu xiáng.
    The enemy was forced to disarm and surrender.
  • 缴械。
    Zhèng fǔ yāo qiú suǒ yǒu wǔ zhuāng zǔ zhī lì jí jiǎo xiè.
    The government demands that all armed groups immediately disarm.
  • 。
    Tā men yǐ jīng zài zhàn chǎng shàng jiǎo le xiè.
    They have already laid down their weapons on the battlefield.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

缴jiǎohand over
械xièweapons

The '缴' (hand over) takes '械' (weapons) as what is surrendered.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繳; 缴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
敫
敫jiǎo繳jiǎo
Same sound today

The traditional form 繳 pairs 糸, silk, with 敫 for its sound; it meant raw silk thread. The simplified 缴 is a later shorthand.

Open 缴 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
戒
戒jiè械xiè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

械 pairs 木, meaning wood, with 戒 for sound. The early sense was handcuffs or shackles, later extended to devices.

Open 械 →
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