绞架

Traditional form:

絞架

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎojià

Definitions:

• gallows
• gibbet

Characters:

• 绞 - intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up

Traditional characters:

• 絞 - intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up