囚 (cau4 | qiu2) : prisoner; convict; to imprison; to confine

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囚

cau4

qiu2

[1] [n] prisoner; convict; captive
[2] [v] imprison; confine; jail

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

囚

This word has been viewed 4058 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Dec 2014 10:43

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囚犯 cau4 faan6*2 qiu2 fan4 = [1] a prisoner; [2] a convict

囚禁 cau4 gam3 qiu2 jin4 = captivity; imprison

釋囚 sik1 cau4 = ex-convicts

囚徒 cau4 tou4 qiu2 tu2 = prisoner

囚車 cau4 ce1 qiu2 che1 = a patrol wagon

囚衣 cau4 ji1 qiu2 yi1 = prison clothes

死囚 sei2 cau4 si3 qiu2 = condemned prisoner

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囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

這些囚犯被分批帶出去槍斃了。國
The prisoners were led out in batches and shot.

人質囚禁咗二十日後獲釋。粵
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
[Aspect marker 咗 is used to indicate passive voice.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 囚
Unicode code for this character: U+56da (off-site link)

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