绞 — Chinese character
绞
jiǎo
intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
- Pinyin
- jiǎo
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 纟 交
- Formation
- pictophonetic — thread; meaning component 纟; sound component 交
- Traditional
- 絞
Common words with 绞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绞刑 (絞刑) | jiǎo xíng | to execute by hanging |
| 绞死 (絞死) | jiǎo sǐ | to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle |
| 绞尽脑汁 (絞盡腦汁) | jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī | to rack one's brains |
| 绞杀 (絞殺) | jiǎo shā | to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting; (fig.) to snuff out |
| 心绞痛 (心絞痛) | xīn jiǎo tòng | angina |
| 绞盘 (絞盤) | jiǎo pán | capstan |
| 绞痛 (絞痛) | jiǎo tòng | sharp pain; cramp |
| 绞刑架 (絞刑架) | jiǎo xíng jià | gibbet; hanging post |
| 绞车 (絞車) | jiǎo chē | winch; windlass |
| 绞肉机 (絞肉機) | jiǎo ròu jī | meat grinder |
| 双绞线 (雙絞線) | shuāng jiǎo xiàn | twisted pair (cabling) |
| 绞索 (絞索) | jiǎo suǒ | a noose for hanging criminals |
English words written with 绞
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.