绞缢 jiǎo yì

to be hanged; to hang oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be hanged
  2. 2. to hang oneself

Characters

Character Meaning
绞 jiǎo
to wring; to turn; to wind
缢 yì
(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation