绞死

Traditional form:

絞死

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎosǐ

Definitions:

• to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)
• to strangle

Characters:

• 绞 - intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 絞 - intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible