圄

yǔ

yǔspelled as ü · 3rd tone — spelling rules

prison · to imprison

Radical: 囗 Strokes: 10

Structure: Full enclosureFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈围

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈围囚圃圜

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Character Decomposition

圄=囗+吾

Etymology

enclosure

Meanings

prison

to imprison

yǔ

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Words with 圄 14 total

(literary) prison囹圄líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society草满囹圄cǎo mǎn líng yǔ thrown into prison · behind bars身陷囹圄shēn xiàn líng yǔ

Idioms with 圄 2 total Chain

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society草满囹圄cǎo mǎn líng yǔ be thrown into prison · be sent (or taken) to prison · be put in prison陷身囹圄xiàn shēn líng yǔ