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Translingual
Han character
囚 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 田人 (WO), four-corner 60800, composition ⿴囗人)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 216, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4680
- Dae Jaweon: page 439, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 710, character 13
- Unihan data for U+56DA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鮂
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*ʔslu, *lju
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| 囚
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*lju
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| 泅
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*lju
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| 苬
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*lju
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 囗 (“box, enclosure”) + 人 (“person”) – an enclosed person: confinement, prisoner.
Etymology
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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囚
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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qiú
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ zjuw ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*sə.lu/
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| English
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prisoner
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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囚
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10554
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Phonetic
component
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囚
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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Old
Chinese
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/*lju/
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Definitions
囚
- prisoner, convict
- to confine, to imprison
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
囚犯 (“prisoner”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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囚
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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囚犯, 囚徒, 犯人
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Harbin
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犯人
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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犯人
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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犯人
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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犯人
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| Wanrong
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犯人
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| Xi'an
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犯人
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| Xining
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犯人
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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犯人
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| Lanzhou
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犯人
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| Ürümqi
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犯人
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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坐班房的, 坐牢的, 犯人
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| Wuhan
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犯人
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| Guiyang
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犯人
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| Liuzhou
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犯人
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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犯人
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| Yangzhou
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犯人
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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犯, 監犯, 監躉
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| Hong Kong
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監犯, 監躉, 犯
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| Taishan
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監犯
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| Dongguan
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監犯, 監躉
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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犯人
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| Lichuan
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犯人
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| Pingxiang
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犯人
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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犯人, 監犯
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| Yudu
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犯人
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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囚犯
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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囚犯
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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囚犯
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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囚犯
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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囚犯
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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犯人
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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犯人
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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犯人, 囚犯
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| Xinzhou
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犯人
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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犯人
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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監囚, 監犯
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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監犯, 監囚
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| Zhangzhou
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監囚, 監犯
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| Shantou
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犯人, 監犯
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| Haikou
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監犯
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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犯人
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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吃官司人, 犯人, 囚犯
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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犯人
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| Suzhou
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犯人, 吃監牢個
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| Hangzhou
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犯人
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| Ningbo
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牢監犯, 犯人
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| Wenzhou
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犯人
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| Jinhua
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犯人
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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犯人
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| Loudi
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犯人
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
囚
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- capture, arrest, criminal, catch
Readings
Korean
Hanja
囚 • (su) (hangeul 수)
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Vietnamese
Han character
囚: Hán Nôm readings: tù
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