斩首

Traditional: 斬首

zhǎn shǒu

Dictionary entry

to behead; to decapitate

What does 斩首 mean?

斩首 (zhǎn shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to behead; to decapitate

Character breakdown

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斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment) · to chop 首shǒuhead · chief

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How to pronounce 斩首

斩首

zhǎn shǒu

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