龙头铡 lóng tóu zhá

dragon-head guillotine for royal cases

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
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
铡 zhá
lever-style guillotine