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狱 - yù

prison, jail; case; lawsuit

prison, jail; case; lawsuit

How to read 狱

Click 狱 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishprison, jail; case; lawsuit
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

狱卒 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 狱吏. Please read 下狱 one more time.

Common words with this character

jailer
prison guard; jailer
to imprison
to go to jail; to be sent to prison

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 狱 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 狱卒 and 狱吏 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 狱.