赐死

Traditional form:

賜死

Pinyin (reading):

cìsǐ

Definitions:

• (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)

Characters:

• 赐 - to give; to bestow a favor; to appoint
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 賜 - to give; to bestow a favor; to appoint
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible