狱 yù prison
prison; jail; case; lawsuit
How to remember 狱: 犭 dog + 讠 words + 犬 dog = prison. A guard dog growls, the thief shouts angry words, a second dog barks back, and nobody gets out of the old prison tonight.
Component breakdown
狱 = 犭 dog + 讠 words + 犬 dog
- 犭 dog
- 讠 words
- 犬 dog
A guard dog growls, the thief shouts angry words, a second dog barks back, and nobody gets out of the old prison tonight.
How it is used
- Prison, and legal case/lawsuit - 监狱 (jiānyù) prison, 入狱 (rùyù) to be imprisoned, 越狱 (yuèyù) a jailbreak.
- 地狱 (dìyù) means hell - 人间地狱 (rénjiān-dìyù) hell on earth. 冤狱 (yuānyù) is a wrongful case/miscarriage of justice.
Words with 狱
Example sentences
- 这所监狱专门关押政治犯。 Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners.