strangle

縊 is composed of the radical of 糸 (silk) and 益 (benefit). 糸 refers to cords or ropes, while 益 visually depicts water overflowing from a container, carrying the extended meaning of excess or extreme tightness. 縊 conveys tightening a rope to the extreme; if a rope looped around the neck is tightened excessively, it causes suffocation and death, thus representing hanging, strangulation, or executing by hanging.