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Meaning of 梏

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梏
Pinyin: gù
English Definition: braces (med.); fetters; manacles
Chinese Definition:
①古代拘在罪人两手的刑具:桎梏。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 木
Pictophonetic:告 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 告 [ gào ] to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
Similar Characters: 锆 牿 秸 桔 栝
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Example Words
桎梏 zhì gù shackles; to shackle; (fig.) restraint; yoke
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Example Sentences
1
她腿上不得不穿上笨重的梏具
,
她走路也必须拄着拐杖
。
She had to wear braces on her legs and she had to walk with crutches.
2
我逃离不了对你的所有情感
,
它就像牢狱般地禁梏了我
。
I can't escape my affections for you, and the chained prison of love constraint me.
3
百年后
,
生活的黑人仍是可悲的削弱由梏的隔离和连锁店的歧视
。
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.
4
萨拉是个待人友好的孩子
,
她有许多用轮椅
、
梏具或助步器的朋友
。
A happy child, she had many friends who used wheelchairs and braces and walkers.
5
女性一直生活在父权社会的梏桎中
,
长期受到经济的
、
政治的
、
文化的歧视
。
Women have been living in the chain of patriarchy, and have been discriminated against politically, culturally as well as economically.