狱

狱 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “prison”. It is built from 犭 (dog), 讠 (words) and 犬 (dog).

Keyword: prison
Pinyin (Mandarin): yù
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: prison, jail, тюрьма, jail

Decomposition

ids

犭 dog
讠 words
simplified kangxi radical 149
犬 dog

How to find 狱 without knowing its reading

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

Open 狱 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.