缢 (yì) - To hang oneself & to strangle
缢 · yì
To hang oneself;
to strangle;
to die by hanging.
To hang oneselfto strangleto die by hanging.
Usage highlights
to hang oneselfdeath by hangingto strangle to deathhanging corpsehanging ghost
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He committed suicide by hanging (自缢).
- The prisoner was executed by strangulation (缢杀).
- The cause of death was determined to be hanging (缢死).
Collocations
- to hang oneself(自缢)
- death by hanging(缢死)
- to strangle to death(缢杀)
- hanging corpse(缢尸)
- hanging ghost(缢鬼)
Idioms
- To hang oneself from a beam(悬梁自缢)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically associated with capital punishment and suicide in Chinese history.
- The character carries heavy, negative connotations and is rarely used in positive contexts.
- Often appears in historical texts and literature describing deaths of figures.