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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)

喊冤
hǎnyuān
to cry out a grievance
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
洗冤
xǐyuān
lit. to wash out a grievance
烦冤
fányuān
frustrated
申冤
shēnyuān
to appeal for justice
蒙冤
méngyuān
to be wronged
诉冤
sùyuān
to complain
伸冤
shēnyuān
to right wrongs
冤仇
yuānchóu
rancor
冤孽
yuānniè
sin (in Buddhism)

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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