圄 (yǔ) - prison & jail
圄 · yǔ
prison;
jail;
to imprison;
confinement
prisonjailto imprison
Usage highlights
imprisonmentprisonto be jailedto escape from prisonprison celljail sentence
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He was imprisoned for his political views (被囚圄).
- The prisoner escaped from the jail (逃出囹圄).
- The fortress served as a prison during the war (用作圄牢).
- They were held in confinement (被拘圄).
Collocations
- imprisonment(囚圄)
- prison(囹圄)
- to be jailed(入圄)
- to escape from prison(出圄)
- prison cell(圄室)
- jail sentence(圄刑)
Idioms
- To be in prison(身陷囹圄)
- To escape from imprisonment(脱出囹圄)
- Prison hardships(囹圄之苦)
Cultural background
FAQ- Ancient Chinese prisons were often depicted as harsh environments with poor conditions.
- The character appears in classical texts describing legal punishment and confinement.
- In traditional Chinese law, imprisonment was one of the five punishments.