絞 jiǎo xiáo jiào

twist, wring; intertwine; winch

DEFINITIONS

絞 jiǎo
  • to twist (strands into a thread)
  • to entangle
  • to wring
  • to hang (by the neck)
  • to turn
  • to wind
  • classifier for skeins of yarn

WORDS

心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
心絞痛 xīn jiǎo tòng angina
絞刀 jiǎo dāo reamer
絞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging
絞刑架 jiǎo xíng jià gibbet; hanging post
絞扭 jiǎo niǔ to wring
絞架 jiǎo jià gallows; gibbet
絞死 jiǎo sǐ to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle
絞痛 jiǎo tòng sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛
絞盡腦汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains
絞盤 jiǎo pán capstan
絞索 jiǎo suǒ a noose for hanging criminals
絞縊 jiǎo yì to be hanged; to hang oneself
絞肉 jiǎo ròu minced meat
絞肉機 jiǎo ròu jī meat grinder
絞股藍 jiǎo gǔ lán jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
絞腦汁 jiǎo nǎo zhī to rack one's brains
絞車 jiǎo chē winch; windlass
腹部絞痛 fù bù jiǎo tòng abdominal cramping
膽石絞痛 dǎn shí jiǎo tòng gallstone colic
雙絞線 shuāng jiǎo xiàn unshielded twisted pair; UTP
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