镣铐

鐐銬

liàokào

noun #26,085

Measure Word

一副镣铐 fù

Meanings

1 shackles
2 fetters
3 manacles
4 chains (for restraining prisoners)

Characters

leg irons, fetters

handcuffs, manacles

Examples

犯人被戴上镣铐押送出庭。

Fànrén bèi dài shàng liàokào yāsòng chūtíng.

The prisoner was put in shackles and escorted to court.

她感到生活的束缚像一副看不见的镣铐。

Tā gǎndào shēnghuó de shùfù xiàng yī fù kàn bùjiàn de liàokào.

She felt the constraints of life were like invisible shackles.

Tips

memory

镣 refers to leg irons and 铐 to handcuffs — together they form the compound for the full set of shackles, both literal and metaphorical.

Stroke Order

镣 liào

铐 kào