扼腕 Traditional form: 扼腕 Pinyin (reading): èwàn Definitions: to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists) Characters: 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle 腕 - wrist Traditional characters: 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle 腕 - wrist