龍頭鍘 lóng tóu zhá

imperial dragon-head beheading device

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor

Characters

Character Meaning
龍 lóng
dragon; imperial; surname Long
頭 tóu
head; the top; end
鍘 zhá
lever-style guillotine