狱

yù

yùspelled as ü · 4th tone — spelling rules

prison

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪猫猛猎狎猥狐

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪猫猛猎狎猥狐狭犹狡

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Character Decomposition

狱=犭+讠+犬

Etymology

A guard dog 犭 talking 讠 to a prisoner 犬

Meanings

prison

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Words with 狱 172 total

to be released from prison出狱chū yù prison牢狱láo yù prison监狱jiān yù to break into jail · to forcibly release prisoners劫狱jié yù purgatory炼狱liàn yù

Idioms with 狱 15 total Chain

(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells阿鼻地狱A1 bí Dì yù lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) · fig. to be put behind bars · to get jailed锒铛入狱láng dāng rù yù hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive · fig. having an uncomfortable time人间地狱rén jiān dì yù