桎
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Meaning: fetters
💡 A wooden (木) foot trap: imagine a block of wood clamped around your ankle.
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Character Story & Explanation
桎 (zhì) refers to fetters or shackles placed on the feet, historically used in ancient China to restrain prisoners. It symbolizes constraint or oppression, often appearing in literary contexts to describe being bound by rules or circumstances. Similar to Western ‘shackles’ or ‘manacles,’ but specifically for the feet.
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