摎
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Meaning: to strangle
💡 Imagine a 'joust' where knights strangle each other — 'jiū' sounds like 'joust'.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a tense scene from a Chinese historical drama, a warrior grabs his opponent by the neck and begins to 摎 (jiū) him — to strangle. This rare character vividly depicts the act of choking or throttling, often used in literary or formal contexts to describe violent suffocation. Unlike common words for 'kill', 摎 specifically emphasizes the method: using hands or a rope to cut off breath. It appears in classical texts and idioms about deadly combat.
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