Traditional: 狱

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Translation

prison, jail (bound)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 狱

Examples

He was sent to prison.

bān

This is hellish work.

It is cold in prison.

After leaving prison he started afresh.

狱 (yù) means prison, the second half of 监狱 (jiānyù) and 地狱 (dìyù, hell).

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This word is part of lesson 107.