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Chinese Character Writing

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214 Radicals

The building blocks of Chinese characters

Character Breakdown

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狱 character breakdown – Prison, jail, lawsuit

Pinyin
yù
Strokes
9 strokes
Traditional
獄

Meaning

Prison, jail, lawsuit

Character formula

犭 + 言 + 犬 → 狱

Components

  • 犭quǎnDog (left)See radical →
  • 言yánWords, disputesSee radical →
  • 犬quǎnDog (right)See radical →

Memory story

Two barking dogs (犭 and 犬) snarling over hostile words (言)—such vicious quarrels lead straight to PRISON (狱).

Other characters with 犭

  • 狂Mad, crazy, wild

Other characters with 犬

  • 然Naturally, so, correct
  • 突Sudden, abrupt, dash out
  • 吠To bark (of a dog)
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