zǎn
zhǐ

archaic
technical

Meaning of 拶指

拶指 means to squeeze the fingers using a zǎnzi (an ancient torture instrument). Pronounced zǎn zhǐ.

  • to squeeze the fingers using a zǎnzi (an ancient torture instrument)

Definitions & Examples

dài
shěn
xùn
fàn
shí
cháng
yòng
zǎn
zhǐ
gòng
 

In ancient times, finger-squeezing torture was often used to extract confessions from female prisoners during interrogations.

zāo
shòu
le
zǎn
zhǐ
de
xíng
 
shí
zhǐ
xiān
xuè
lín
 

She suffered the cruel punishment of finger-squeezing torture, her ten fingers bleeding profusely.

Zǎn
zi
shì
zhǒng
zhuān
mén
yòng
zǎn
zhǐ
de
xíng
 

The zǎnzi was a torture instrument specifically designed for finger-squeezing punishment.

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