缢 (yì): to hang oneself

Meanings

1 to hang oneself
2 to strangle

Characters

缢

yì

to hang oneself; to strangle

Examples

她自缢于庭院的树上。

Yì

She hanged herself from a tree in the courtyard.

缢死指用绳子勒住脖子而死。

Yì

To die by hanging means to die by a cord around the neck.

Tips

register

缢 is a literary, formal word for death by hanging or strangling, mostly in classical or written contexts like 自缢 (to hang oneself). Everyday speech uses 上吊 instead.

Components

radical

纟 sī

silk; cord

纟 is the silk radical 糸 in left-side form. It points to the rope or cord used in hanging, the core image of this character.

phonetic

益 yì

benefit; increase

益 supplies the sound yì, matching its own reading exactly. It serves purely as the phonetic element and contributes no meaning here.

Stroke Order

缢 yì

Related Words

缢杀 yìshā

to strangle to death / to hang (someone)

挂 guà HSK 3 #896

to hang; to hang up / to hang up (the phone) / to register (at a hospital)

出洋相 chūyángxiàng HSK 7-9 #24,782

to make a fool of oneself / to make a spectacle of oneself / to embarrass oneself

解脱 jiětuō HSK 7-9 #4,676

to free oneself / to find relief / liberation

锻炼 duànliàn HSK 4 #4,303

to exercise; to work out / to temper; to toughen (oneself)

吊 diào HSK 6 #4,153

to hang; to suspend / to hoist; to lift with a crane / to mourn; to condole

闯 chuǎng HSK 5 #3,799

to rush; to charge; to break through / to temper oneself through experience; to venture out

本身 běnshēn HSK 6 #3,157

itself; in itself; per se / one's own; oneself

本人 běnrén HSK 5 #3,117

I; myself (formal) / oneself; the person himself/herself; in person

趁 chèn HSK 7-9 #2,962

to take advantage of / to avail oneself of / while (an opportunity exists)