Usage of the character 绞
jiǎo
绞
[絞]
- to twist (strands into a thread)
- to entangle
- to wring
- to hang (by the neck)
- to turn
- to wind
- classifier for skeins of yarn
jiǎoyì
绞缢
[絞縊]
- to be hanged
- to hang oneself
jiǎoròu
绞肉
[絞肉]
- minced meat
jiǎoxíng
绞刑
[絞刑]
- to execute by hanging
jiǎoshā
绞杀
[絞殺]
- to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting
- (fig.) to snuff out
luǒjiǎo
裸绞
[裸絞]
- (martial arts) rear naked choke
jiǎosuǒ
绞索
[絞索]
- a noose for hanging criminals
jiǎojià
绞架
[絞架]
- gallows
- gibbet
jiǎoniǔ
绞扭
[絞扭]
- to wring
jiǎodāo
绞刀
[絞刀]
- reamer
jiǎochē
绞车
[絞車]
- winch
- windlass
jiǎotòng
绞痛
[絞痛]
- sharp pain
- cramp
- griping pain
- colic
- angina, cf 心絞痛／心绞痛
jiǎosǐ
绞死
[絞死]
- to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)
- to strangle
jiǎopán
绞盘
[絞盤]
- capstan
jiǎonǎozhī
绞脑汁
[絞腦汁]
- to rack one's brains
jiǎogǔlán
绞股蓝
[絞股藍]
- jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
shuāngjiǎoxiàn
双绞线
[雙絞線]
- twisted pair (cabling)
jiǎoròujī
绞肉机
[絞肉機]
- meat grinder
xīnjiǎotòng
心绞痛
[心絞痛]
- angina
jiǎoxíngjià
绞刑架
[絞刑架]
- gibbet
- hanging post
fùbùjiǎotòng
腹部绞痛
[腹部絞痛]
- abdominal cramping
xīnrúdāojiǎo
心如刀绞
[心如刀絞]
- to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
dǎnshíjiǎotòng
胆石绞痛
[膽石絞痛]
- gallstone colic
jiǎojìnnǎozhī
绞尽脑汁
[絞盡腦汁]
- to rack one's brains