刽子手

Traditional: 劊子手

guì zi shǒu

Dictionary entry

executioner

What does 刽子手 mean?

刽子手 (guì zi shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1executioner

2headsman

3slaughterer

4fig. indiscriminate murderer

Character breakdown

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刽guìto amputate · to cut off 子zǐson · child 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold

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刽子手

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