Keyword
to twist
- intertwined
- to wring
- to hang a criminal
- Frequency
- #2911
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
jiǎo
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 交 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
绞刑
to execute by hanging
绞
to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn
绞死
to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle
绞尽脑汁
to rack one's brains
绞杀
to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting; (fig.) to snuff out
心绞痛
angina
绞盘
capstan
绞痛
sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心绞痛
绞刑架
gibbet; hanging post
绞车
winch; windlass
绞肉机
meat grinder
双绞线
twisted pair (cabling)
绞索
a noose for hanging criminals
绞架
gallows; gibbet
绞股蓝
jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
绞肉
minced meat
心如刀绞
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)