wěn

common
verb
literary

Meaning of 自刎

自刎 means to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide by slitting the neck. Pronounced zì wěn.

  • to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide by slitting the neck

Definitions & Examples

Xiàng
zhī
yán
jiàn
Jiāng
dōng
lǎo
 
zuì
zhōng
zài
Jiāng
wěn
 

Xiang Yu knew he had no face to meet the elders of Jiangdong, and finally cut his own throat at Wujiang.

dài
zhōng
chén
yǒu
shí
huì
xuǎn
wěn
míng
zhì
 

In ancient times, loyal officials sometimes chose to cut their throats to demonstrate their integrity.

jiàn
wěn
 
shì
jué
xīn
 

He drew his sword and cut his throat to show his determination.

Zhè
wèi
jiāng
jūn
nìng
yuàn
wěn
xiàng
rén
tóu
xiáng
 

This general would rather cut his own throat than surrender to the enemy.