Meaning of 肢解
肢解 means to dismember (as an ancient form of capital punishment involving cutting off the limbs); to dismember a corpse (after murder). Pronounced zhī jiě.
- to dismember (as an ancient form of capital punishment involving cutting off the limbs)
- to dismember a corpse (after murder)
- to divide; to break up; to disintegrate (metaphorically)
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
zhī肢
jiě解
de的
kù酷
xíng刑
，
jí极
qí其
cán残
rěn忍
。
Ancient times had the cruel punishment of dismemberment, which was extremely brutal.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhī肢
jiě解
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
yǐ以
hòu后
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This form of dismemberment punishment was gradually abolished after the Han Dynasty.