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繯: noose; to bind

By May 20, 2014January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

繯 [缳] huán


: to bind; to tie; lace
: noose (for suicide); hangman’s noose

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 Usage:

繯[缳]首 huan2shou3: death by hanging
投繯[缳] tou2huan2: to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging



Chinese idiom
投繯自縊 [投缳自缢] tou2huan2 zi4yi4: to hang oneself

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
糹 (si1: silk Radical 120),
睘 (qiong2: round) suggest the meaning while
袁 (yuan2: long robe) provides the sound.
(yuan2: long robe) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
缳. Derived from generic radical simplification #4 (糹 » 纟).



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary