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冤
yuān
1. injustice
2. grievance
3. wrong
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冤
yuān
grievance, injustice, wrong
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

伸冤
shēnyuān
to right wrongs
冤仇
yuānchóu
rancor
冤孽
yuānniè
sin (in Buddhism)
冤家
yuānjia
enemy
冤屈
yuānqū
to receive unjust treatment
冤情
yuānqíng
facts of an injustice
冤抑
yuānyì
to suffer injustice
冤枉
yuānwang
to accuse wrongly
HSK 6
冤案
yuānàn
miscarriage of justice
冤业
yuānyè
sin (in Buddhism)
冤死
yuānsǐ
to die of persecution
冤气
yuānqì
unfair treatment
冤狱
yuānyù
unjust charge or verdict
冤苦
yuānkǔ
suffering from injustice
冤诬
yuānwū
unjust charge
冤钱
yuānqián
pointless expense
冤头
yuāntóu
enemy
冤魂
yuānhún
ghost of one who died unjustly
含冤
hányuān
wronged
喊冤
hǎnyuān
to cry out a grievance

Alternate Entries

冤
yuān
old variant of [[冤<yuān>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,395
Word Frequency Rank
18,061 of 84,292

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