刎 Stroke Order

刎 [wěn] 【Part of Speech】: verb 【Original Meaning】: cut the throat 1. 〔刎颈之交〕An old term referring to friends who share life and death experiences together, as in "卒相与欢，为刎颈之交." (Translation: a close friendship.) 2. To cut one's throat: 自刎 (to commit suicide by slitting one’s throat). 【Extended Meanings】: 1. Same as the original meaning: cut one's throat. 2. To cut off. 【References】: 1. "说文新附": 刎, 刭也. (Translation: Wen, also means to cut.) 2. "史记·廉颇蔺相如列传": 卒相与欢，为刎颈之交. (Translation: They ended up happy with one another, being close friends.) 3. 刘基《述志赋》: 种霸越而灭吴兮，终刎颈于属镂. (Translation: Planting the domination of Yue and destroying Wu, ultimately met my end by cutting my throat for it.) 【Examples】: 自刎 (to cut the throat for suicide); 刎脰 (to cut one's neck, referring to suicide). 【Extended Meaning References】: 1. "博雅": 刎，断也. (Translation: Wen means to cut off.) 2. "玉篇": 刎，亡粉切，割也. (Translation: Wen refers to cutting.) 3. "韩非子·外储说右下": 马前不得进，后不得退，遂避而逸，因下抽刀而刎其脚. (Translation: Unable to advance when the horse is in front and unable to retreat when behind, thus escaped by avoiding and subsequently pulled out the knife to cut his foot.)