铐

銬
kào
考 + 钅

Definitions

kào shackles; fetters; manacle

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 考 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銬.

Semantic: 钅 Phonetic: 考

About

铐 is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 銬. The metal radical 钅 (simplified from 金) indicates the material, while 考 (kǎo) supplies the sound. It primarily means handcuffs or manacles, metal restraints for the wrists, and also functions as a verb meaning to handcuff someone, without having acquired notably divergent senses.

Example Sentences Hide

他的手被铐住了。

Tā de shǒu bèi kào zhù le.

His hands were handcuffed.

警察给他戴上手铐。

Jǐngchá gěi tā dài shàng shǒukào.

The police put handcuffs on him.

小偷被铐在椅子上。

Xiǎotōu bèi kào zài yǐzi shàng.

The thief was handcuffed to the chair.

手铐是金属制成的。

Shǒukào shì jīnshǔ zhìchéng de.

Handcuffs are made of metal.

他试图打开手铐。

Tā shìtú dǎkāi shǒukào.

He tried to open the handcuffs.

法官下令给他戴铐。

Fǎguān xiàlìng gěi tā dài kào.

The judge ordered to handcuff him.

那副手铐已经生锈了。

Nà fù shǒukào yǐjīng shēngxiù le.

That pair of handcuffs has rusted.

在没有搜查令的情况下，警察不能随意铐人。

Zài méiyǒu sōuchálìng de qíngkuàng xià, jǐngchá bù néng suíyì kào rén.

Without a search warrant, police cannot handcuff people arbitrarily.

Related Characters

Component: 考

烤 拷 栲 耉 銬

Component: 钅

钱 错 银 铁 销 钟 镇 针 镜 键 锁 钢 铺 锋

Example Words

手铐 镣铐