绞 (絞) jiǎo

  1. jiǎo verb to twist; to entangle; to wring
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '绞'; Guoyu '绞' v 2; Kroll 2015 '绞' 2, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '绞', p. 97; Unihan '绞'; XZD '绞' 1, p. 340)
  2. jiǎo measure word a skein; a coil of warped threads
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For skeins of yarn (CC-CEDICT '绞'; Kroll 2015 '绞' 1, p. 204; XZD '绞' 3, p. 340)
  3. jiǎo verb punishment by hanging
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: To hang by the neck as a criminal punishment (CC-CEDICT '绞'; Guoyu '绞' n 1; XZD '绞' 2, p. 340)
  4. jiǎo verb to interweave; to intertwine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '绞'; Guoyu '绞' v 1; Kroll 2015 '绞' 2a, p. 204; Unihan '绞')
  5. jiǎo verb to strangle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '绞' 3, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '绞', p. 97)
  6. jiǎo verb to squeeze out
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '绞' 4, p. 204)
  7. jiǎo adjective hasty; blunt; rude
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '绞' adj; Kroll 2015 '绞' 5, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '绞', p. 97)

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