囚 qiú prisoner
prisoner; convict
How to remember 囚: 囗 enclosed + 人 person = prisoner. Inside the enclosed yard of the old jail, one person in orange paces all day, the prison's very last prisoner.
Component breakdown
囚 = 囗 enclosed + 人 person
- 囗 enclosed
- 人 person
Inside the enclosed yard of the old jail, one person in orange paces all day, the prison's very last prisoner.
How it is used
- Prisoner / to imprison: 囚犯 (qiúfàn) convict, 囚禁 (qiújìn) to lock up, 死囚 (sǐqiú) a death-row inmate.
- The character pictures a person 人 boxed inside walls 囗 - a handy memory aid.