铡

lever-style guillotine / to chop using this type of guillotine

(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items

Character component without intrinsic meaning

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items

lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)

lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor