hang

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

益 sound component

  Sound component

  

benefit

Evolution

缢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
缢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
缢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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hang, strangle; (literary) to die by hanging or strangulation

Most common words with 缢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to hang

自缢

to hang oneself

缢死

to hang oneself