圄 = 囗 + 吾

圄 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “prison”. It is built from 囗 (erect) and 吾 (i).

Keyword: prison
Pinyin (Mandarin): yǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: prison, jail, тюрьма, jail

Decomposition

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囗 erect
吾 i

How to find 圄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “erect” + “i”. 圄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 圄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.