桎 Stroke Order

桎 [zhì] 名 1. 古代拘束犯人两脚的刑具。 (Ancient device for restraining a prisoner's feet.) 2. 窒，碍，拘束。 (To block, hinder, or restrain.) 引 1. 《说文》：桎，足械也。 在手曰梏。 (From "Shuowen": Zhu, a device for the feet; the device for the hands is called Gai.) 2. 《易·说卦》：九家坎为桎梏。 注: “手足各一木也。” (From "Yijing": Nine pitfalls represent Zhu and Gai, noting that each refers to one wooden restraint for hands and feet respectively.) 3. 《易·蒙》：利用刑人，用说桎梏。 (From "Yijing": Use punishment on criminals by employing Zhu and Gai.) 4. 《周礼·秋官·掌囚》：中罪桎梏。 郑玄注：“在手曰梏，在足曰桎。” (From "Zhouli": For serious crimes, use Zhu and Gai; Zheng Xuan notes: "For hands it is Gai, for feet it is Zhu.") 5. 《吕氏春秋·仲春》：命有司省囹圄，去桎梏。 (From "Lüshi Chunqiu": Order officials to reduce imprisonment and remove Zhu and Gai.) 例 又如: 桎拲 (刑具。拲，两手手铐) (For example: Zhu Duo (a type of fetter; Duo refers to handcuffs for both hands).) 动 1. 给脚带上刑具 ([En.] Put on fetters) 引 1. 《山海经·海内北经》：帝乃梏之疏属之山，桎其右足。 (From "Shanhaijing": The Emperor then restrained his loose subordinate mountain and fettered his right foot.) 2. 束缚，约束 ([En.] Bind; tie) 引 1. 《庄子·达生》：指与物化而不以心稽，故其灵台一而不桎。 (From "Zhuangzi": When one's mind is free from fixation on material, thus the spirit remains unified and unrestrained.) 2. 《晋书》：儒学自桎。 (From "Jin Shu": Confucian learning is inherently restraining.) 例 又如: 桎槛 (囚禁，囚于槛车) (For example: Zhu Kan (to imprison, confined in a cage-like vehicle).)