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枉
wǎng
1. to twist
2. crooked
3. unjust
4. in vain
Uncommon • Top 28% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

枉
wǎng
useless, in vain; crooked, bent
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (17)

不枉
bùwǎng
not in vain
冤枉
yuānwang
to accuse wrongly
HSK 6
枉径
wǎngjìng
winding lane
枉攘
wǎngrǎng
tumultuous
枉死
wǎngsǐ
to die in tragic circumstances
枉法
wǎngfǎ
to circumvent the law
枉然
wǎngrán
in vain
枉费
wǎngfèi
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
枉顾
wǎnggù
to neglect
枉劳
wǎngláo
to work in vain
冤枉路
yuānwanglù
pointless trip
冤枉钱
yuānwangqián
pointless expense
徇情枉法
xùnqíngwǎngfǎ
see [[徇私枉法<xùnsīwǎngfǎ>]]
徇私枉法
xùnsīwǎngfǎ
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
矫枉过直
jiǎowǎngguòzhí
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate
贪赃枉法
tānzāngwǎngfǎ
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
矫枉过正
jiǎowǎngguòzhèng
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,917
Word Frequency Rank
23,754 of 84,292

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