囚

qiú

prisoner, convict; confine

How to write 囚, stroke by stroke

prisoner

Ideographic: A person 人 in a cell 囗

Made of 囗 + 人

囚犯qiú fànprisoner; convict
囚禁qiú jìnto imprison; captivity
囚徒qiú túprisoner
死囚sǐ qiúprisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death; someone on death row
囚室qiú shìprison cell
劫囚jié qiúto break a prisoner out of jail
囚衣qiú yīprison uniform
系囚xì qiúprisoner
囚笼qiú lóngcage used to hold or transport prisoners
拘囚jū qiúto imprison; prisoner
囚锢锋qiú gù fēngoccluded front (meteorology)
锢囚锋gù qiú fēngoccluded front (meteorology)

那个囚犯在牢里待了两个月。
nà ge qiú fàn zài láo lǐ dài le liǎng gè yuè 。
The prisoner was behind bars for two months.
每个人都对囚犯表示同情。
měi gè rén dōu duì qiú fàn biǎo shì tóng qíng 。
Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.
国王下令把囚犯释放。
guó wáng xià lìng bǎ qiú fàn shì fàng 。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
他被囚禁了。
tā bèi qiú jìn le 。
He was held in captivity.
世界就是一个疯子的囚笼。
shì jiè jiù shì yí gè fēng zǐ de qiú lóng 。
The world is a den of crazies.