hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz — noun
1. A hooked cross symbol that the Nazi Party of Germany used as its official emblem
A hooked cross symbol that the Nazi Party of Germany used as its official emblem during the 1930s and 1940s; the swastika in its Nazi, hate-symbol form. In several European countries, displaying this symbol in public is a criminal offense.
The Berlin Museum placed a cloth hakenkreuz from a Nazi rally inside a glass case.
collocation: a cloth hakenkreuz; placed (sth) in a glass case
Under German law, displaying a hakenkreuz in public can lead to a prison term.
legal context: displaying a hakenkreuz is a criminal offense
The guide said the hakenkreuz was based on an old Asian sun symbol.
Activists projected a large hakenkreuz onto the city hall during the protest march.
The shop refused to sell the old flag because it had a hakenkreuz on it.
- swastika
General term for the hooked cross symbol; 'hakenkreuz' specifically names the Nazi version, while 'swastika' can refer to the ancient religious symbol in Asian cultures.
- Nazi emblem
Descriptive phrase; less precise than 'hakenkreuz' because the Nazi party used multiple emblems (the eagle, the SS insignia).
文法句型
the hakenkreuz
a hakenkreuz
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often appears in discussions of hate-speech laws, museum curation of Nazi artifacts, or historical analysis. The word is a German loanword (Haken 'hook' + Kreuz 'cross') and is more specific than the general term 'swastika', which also refers to a pre-Nazi religious symbol used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.