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圄

yǔ

prison, jail

🔤 Pictophonetic: 囗 (enclosure) provides meaning, 吾 provides pronunciation

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (55%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

⿴囗吾 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

wéi

囗

enclosure; border

3 strokes

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

wú

吾

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 五 provides pronunciation

7 strokes

wǔ

五

five; surname

💡 Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一

4 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 圄 (4)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

cǎomǎnlíngyǔ

草满囹圄 ↗

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

身陷囹圄 ↗

shēnxiànlíngyǔ

thrown into prison / behind bars

shēnxiànlíngyǔ

身陷囹圄 ↗

thrown into prison / behind bars