Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "绞", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "绞", and master the standard way of writing the character "绞".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 绞
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "绞" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
绞 (jiǎo)
1. Twist, tighten, squeeze: e.g., 绞车, 绞痛, 绞心, 绞肠痧 (colloquial term for cholera), 绞尽心力.
English: Twist, tighten, squeeze.
2. Use a rope to strangle someone: e.g., 绞刑, 绞杀.
English: To strangle someone with a rope.
3. To wind around: e.g., 绞缠, 绞结.
English: To twine or bind.
4. A measure word used for yarn or thread.
English: A measure word for a bundle of thread or yarn.
基本义: 用两股以上的细长条扭结成一根绳索; 扭,拧.
English: The original meaning is to twist or knot more than two long strips together to form a rope.
造字法: 会意。从交,从糸(mì),表示与线丝有关,交亦声。
English: The character formation combines the meanings of crossing and thread, indicating a relation to threads.
1. To twist (同本义)
English: Twist.
2. To wind around (缠绕)
English: Twine; bind.
3. An old form of capital punishment (旧时死刑的一种) - to hang or strangle.
English: Gibbet; hang by the neck.
4. Descriptive of mixing or intertwining (犹搅)
English: To rack.
5. To cut or trim (剪;裁)
English: To cut.
急切:
1. Eager; impatient.
Examples: 绞切 (eager); 绞急 (impatient).
量: 纱线或丝的一束.
English: A bundle of yarn or thread (skein; hank). Example: 一绞毛线 (a bundle of wool yarn).