桁杨

Traditional form:

桁楊

Pinyin (reading):

hángyáng

Definitions:

• lit. stocks and knives
• fig. any punishment equipment
• torture instrument

Characters:

• 桁 - the cross-beams of a roof
• 杨 - willow, poplar, aspen; surname

Traditional characters:

• 桁 - the cross-beams of a roof
• 楊 - willow, poplar, aspen; surname