囚

qiú

q+iú·2nd tone

prisoner

Radical: 囗 Strokes: 5

Structure: Full enclosureFrequency: Less common

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈围

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈围圃圜囿

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Character Decomposition

囚=囗+人

Etymology

A person 人 in a cell 囗

Meanings

prisoner

qiú

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Words with 囚 92 total

to imprison · prisoner拘囚jū qiú prisoner that awaits execution · convict sentenced to death · someone on death row死囚sǐ qiú prisoner; convict囚犯qiú fàn to imprison · captivity囚禁qiú jìn cage used to hold or transport prisoners囚笼qiú lóng prisoner; convict囚人qiú rén prisoner; convict囚徒qiú tú prisoner系囚xì qiú

Idioms with 囚 5 total Chain

lit. the southern cap of a Chu prisoner (idiom) · fig. a prisoner or captive; a person in captivity南冠楚囚nán guān chǔ qiú with unkempt hair and dirty face囚首垢面qiú shǒu gòu miàn

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