绞刑 (jiǎo xíng) — hanging (as a method of execution) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hanging (as a method of execution)

Examples

绞刑。
Tā zài lì shǐ shàng bèi pàn chǔ jiǎo xíng.
He was sentenced to death by hanging in history.
绞刑。
Zhè zhǒng jiǎo xíng de fāng shì yǐ jīng fèi chú le.
This method of hanging has been abolished.
绞刑。
Diàn yǐng zhōng yǒu yí duàn guān yú jiǎo xíng de chǎng miàn.
The movie has a scene about hanging.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

刑xíngpunishment

绞 refers to hanging, and 刑 denotes the punishment or execution.

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 絞; 绞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo絞jiǎo

Same sound today

The traditional form 絞 pairs 糸 (thread) with 交 as the sound part; the simplified 绞 is a later abbreviation.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

井

井jǐng刑xíng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刑 puts 刀 (knife) beside 井. The knife part shows the punishment idea, and 井 gives the sound.

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