huàn
𮝹
ancient torture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
an ancient form of torture involving dismemberment by chariots
archaicA specific, brutal capital punishment method from ancient China, now only found in historical texts. It is a highly specialized and obscure term.
Huàn轘
xíng刑
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jí极
qí其
cán残
rěn忍
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
。
Dismemberment by chariot was an extremely cruel form of punishment.
Shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
pàn叛
tú徒
bèi被
shī施
yǐ以
huàn轘
xíng刑
。
Historical records mention a traitor being executed by chariot dismemberment.