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桁 (hong4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

桁 (hong4, héng) — a stock, an adjustable wooden device used for securing a prisoner's feet; hands; head

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 桁 (hang4) — pole plate; purlin (cross-beam in roof); ridge-pole; cross-beams of roof
• 桁 (haang4) — a stock, an adjustable wooden device used for securing a prisoner's feet; hands…
• 桁 (hong6) — a coat hanger
• 桁架 (hang4 gaa3) — truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)
• 桁梁 (hang4 loeng4) — brace girder
• 桁楊 (hong4 joeng4) — lit. stocks and knives; fig. any punishment equipment; torture instrument

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