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CHINESE CHARACTER

獄 (yù): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

prison, jail; case; lawsuit
HSK —14 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

犭 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 獄.

犭 · 言 · 犬

Visible components

獄 is decomposed as ⿰犭⿰言犬.

STROKES · 14

Write 獄 in 14 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 獄 (yù) mean in Chinese?

prison, jail; case; lawsuit

How do you write 獄 in stroke order?

獄 has 14 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 獄?

犭 is the radical in 獄. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 獄?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.