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Information of 狱

Pinyinyù

Radical

犭

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

prison

狱 (獄 yù)1. A place for imprisoning criminals. 监禁罪犯的地方。2. Crime or lawsuit. 罪案，官司。1. A place for imprisoning criminals:监～ (prison), ～吏 (jailer), ～卒 (guard), 地～ (jail), 越～ (escape from prison).2. Crime or lawsuit:冤～ (wrongful conviction), 文字～ (literary inquisition), 断～ (judgment of a case), ～讼 (litigation).动 (verb):Usage examples: - 狱诉 (to lodge a complaint); - 狱讼 (to sue); - 狱犴 (legal pursuit); - 狱司 (institution managing litigation and prisons).名 (noun):1. Lawsuit ([En.] lawsuit)2. Imprisonment ([En.] imprisonment)3. Penalty ([En.] penalty)4. Prison or cell ([En.] prison)5. Crime or criminal case ([En.] crime).引 (references):- "狱" in Shuowen: Confirms the meaning.- "狱讼" in Zhouli: Refers to dispute cases.- "利用狱" in the Book of Changes: Usage of law.- "毋敢折狱" in the Book of Changes: No one dares to overturn a judgment.- "以两剂禁民狱" in Zhouli: Prohibition of people based on accusations.例 (examples):- 狱辞 (words of judgment); - 狱文 (documents of legal decisions); - 狱主 (parties involved in a case).引 (references):- "无狱" in the Book of Documents: No disputes between rulers and subjects.- "无敢折狱" in the Book of Changes: Rulers should clarify governance to avoid disputes.Again, usage examples:- 狱深 (severe punishment); - 文字狱 (literary persecution); - 狱牒 (sentence documents); - 狱事 (matters related to imprisonment); - 狱法 (laws of imprisonment).In summary, "狱" encompasses concepts related to both legal disputes and the physical space of imprisonment, alongside various associated terms and usages in historical texts.

狱吏 yù lì

prison guard / jailer (old)

劫狱 jié yù

to break into jail / to forcibly release prisoners

冤狱 yuān yù

unjust charge or verdict / miscarriage of justice / frame-up

狱卒 yù zú

jailer (old)

监狱 jiān yù

prison

炼狱 liàn yù

purgatory

牢狱 láo yù

prison

地狱 dì yù

hell / infernal / underworld

出狱 chū yù

to be released from prison

入狱 rù yù

to go to jail / to be sent to prison

狱中 yù zhōng

In prison

下狱 xià yù

to imprison

典狱 diǎn yù

prison warder

越狱 yuè yù

to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)

断狱 duàn yù

to pass judgment on a legal case

文字狱 wén zì yù

literary inquisition / official persecution of intellectuals for their writing

锒铛入狱 láng dāng rù yù

lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed

巴士底狱 bā shì dǐ yù

the Bastille （14到18世纪法国巴黎的城堡和国家监狱）

人间地狱 rén jiān dì yù

hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time

狱长 yù zhǎng

governor / superintendent

Input Method for 狱

Pinyinyu4

Wubi

qtyd

Cangjie

khivk

Zhengma

qmgs

Four Corner

43284

Unicode

U+72f1

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