枷 (jiā) - Cangue — a wooden yoke or pillory used

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Cangue — a wooden yoke or pillory used in ancient China as a portable instrument of punishment, secured around the neck and sometimes the hands.

Cangue — a wooden yoke or pillory used

Usage highlights

cangue punishmentwear a canguewooden cangueheavy cangueremove the canguecangue and lock

Synonyms

  • 桎梏— fetters and handcuffs (general restraints)
  • 镣铐— shackles and chains

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The criminal was put in a cangue (戴枷).
  • This is a wooden cangue (木枷).
  • The punishment involved wearing a heavy cangue (重枷).

Collocations

  • cangue punishment(枷刑)
  • wear a cangue(戴枷)
  • wooden cangue(木枷)
  • heavy cangue(重枷)
  • remove the cangue(解枷)
  • cangue and lock(枷锁)

Idioms

  • Shackles and fetters(枷锁)
  • Burdened with a heavy cangue(披枷带锁)
  • To be punished with a cangue(枷号示众)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The cangue was a common form of public humiliation and restraint in imperial China.
  • Its use symbolized judicial punishment and social control, often depicted in historical dramas and literature.
  • The character appears in legal and penal contexts, reflecting historical justice systems.

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