囚 qiú — to imprison; to jail

囚

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #261

qiú qiu2

Basic definition

verb
  1. to imprison; to jail e.g 囚禁囚牢囚车
noun
  1. prisoner; convict e.g 囚犯囚徒死囚

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。从人在囗(围)中。本义:拘禁、囚禁)
  2. imprison e.g 囚阱 · 囚解 · 被囚 · 囚奴 · 囚拘 · 囚桎
  3. capture
  4. confine
noun
  1. convict;prisoner e.g 死囚阶下囚 囚伍 · 囚囊
  2. captive e.g 囚虏

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