Chinese Character 狱 Meanings and components.

Form

狱

Meaning

狱 meaning[3] in English

Prison.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 狱 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are three-stroke form of … (犭) , and fault (訧)

Its radical[1] is: 犬 (quan3) which means: Dog, Kangxi Radical 94, .犬quan3dog

In cangjie it is written with KHIVK

How to write 狱

To write狱yu4prison you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 訧you2fault arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 訧 = 狱

狱 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 狱 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 狱, looks as follow:

狱
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Prison
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
訧
Pinyin:you2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Fault . Mistake
言
Pinyin:yan2
Meaning[3]: Words . Speech . To Say . To Talk
尤
Pinyin:you2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname You

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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