狱 yù

狱 is a 9-stroke character at HSK level 7-9. It belongs to the Classical Characters pack, and it appears in 2 word combinations taught in the app.

Meaning

关押犯人的地方，如监狱

做了坏事可能进监狱。

zuò le huài shì kě néng jìn jiān yù

Doing bad things can land you in prison.

监狱里也有图书馆。

jiān yù lǐ yě yǒu tú shū guǎn

There is a library in the prison too.

他出狱以后重新开始生活。

tā chū yù yǐ hòu chóng xīn kāi shǐ shēng huó

After leaving prison he started life over.

9 strokes · stroke order for 狱

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