fū
𫓧
guillotine; executioner's axe
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
guillotine; large chopping knife or executioner's axe used in ancient China
archaicA literary and archaic term rarely used in modern contexts except in historical texts or the compound 鈇锧 (fū zhì).
Fū鈇
zhì锧
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
xíng刑
jù具
。
The fuzhi (guillotine and block) was an ancient instrument of torture.
Zuì罪
chén臣
dāng当
fú伏
fū鈇
zhì锧
。
The guilty minister deserves to submit to the executioner's axe.
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Zhá铡
dāo刀
yòu又
chēng称
fū鈇
。
The guillotine is also called fu.