絞 (gaau2 | jiao3) : twist; wring; hang

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絞

gaau2

jiao3

[1] [v] twist; wring; entangle
[2] [v] hang (a criminal)
[3] [v] wind (a wheel)
[4] [classifier] skein; hank (of yarn)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

絞 / 绞

This word has been viewed 3138 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Dec 2010 11:35

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絞盡腦汁 gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1 jiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1 = rack one's brains

絞纜 gaau2 laam6 = stranded cable

絞腸痧 gaau2 coeng4 saa1 = dry cholera

絞死 gaau2 sei2 = to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation; to hang; to kill by hanging

大纜絞唔埋 daai6 laam6 gaau2 m4 maai4 da4 lan3 jiao3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together 粵

心絞痛 sam1 gaau2 tung3 xin1 jiao3 tong4 = angina

絞肉機 gaau2 juk6 gei1 jiao3 rou4 ji1 = meat grinder

絞刑 gaau2 jing4 = death by strangulation with a two man tourniquet (form of execution)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+7d5e (off-site link)

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