Depicts a person (人) trapped inside an enclosure (囗).
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Historical Evolution
囚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
囚
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
囚
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
囚
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
囚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
囚 [qiú]
prisoner
Japanese
noun
- imprisonment
- captive; prisoner
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
囚犯 [qiúfàn] #3,338
prisoner
囚禁 [qiújìn] #7,391
to imprison
囚徒 [qiútú] #21,696
prisoner
死囚 [sǐqiú] #17,957
prisoner that awaits execution
囚笼 [qiúlóng] #35,242
cage used to hold or transport prisoners
囚笼 [qiúlóng] #35,242
cage used to hold or transport prisoners
系囚 [xìqiú] #67,002
prisoner
系囚 [xìqiú] #67,002
prisoner
拘囚 [jūqiú] #68,929
to imprison
劫囚 [jiéqiú]
to break a prisoner out of jail
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JAPANESE WORDS (34)
⭐ 囚われる [とらわれる] #5,617
to be caught
⭐ 囚人 [しゅうじん] #11,757
prisoner
獄 [ごく] #19,660
jail
⭐ 死刑囚 [しけいしゅう] #29,670
criminal condemned to death
囚われ [とらわれ] #32,826
captivity
虜囚 [りょしゅう] #37,538
captive
捕われの身 [とらわれのみ] #42,831
captive
脱獄囚 [だつごくしゅう] #59,609
escaped prisoner
囚人服 [しゅうじんふく] #64,704
prison uniform
恐怖にとらわれる [きょうふにとらわれる] #75,509
to be seized with fear
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