绑架

Traditional form:

綁架

Pinyin (reading):

bǎngjià

Definitions:

• to kidnap
• to abduct
• to hijack
• a kidnapping
• abduction
• staking

Characters:

• 绑 - to tie, to fasten, to bind
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up

Traditional characters:

• 綁 - to tie, to fasten, to bind
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up