圄

yǔ

Meanings

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yǔ

1.prison
2.to imprison

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Wiktionary

1.prison
2.to put in prison
3.one who keeps the horse; horse keeper

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋaʔ): semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 吾 (OC *ŋraː, *ŋaː).

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Stroke order

Components

圄囗吾

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Derived terms

囹圄犴圄草滿囹圄草满囹圄

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Related words

囹圄 (literary) prison 草满囹圄 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society 身陷囹圄 thrown into prison