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绞架

jiǎo jià

2-character word Traditional 絞架

What 绞架 means

1. gallows
2. gibbet

The characters in 绞架

• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 架jiàto support; frame; rack

Sounds the same

Read jiǎo jià, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 脚架tripod; stand

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