老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng

tiger bench, Chinese torture method

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 66285th word

Definitions

  1. 1. tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)

Characters

Character Meaning
old (of people)
tiger
stool; bench; variant of dèng