腰
斩
y
ā
o
z
h
ǎ
n
Definitions
1. to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
2. to cut sth in half
3. to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
4. to terminate
5. to cut short
Components
腰
yāo
–
waist
斩
zhǎn
–
to behead (as form of capital punishment)