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獄 = 犭 + 言 + 犬

獄 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “prison”. It is built from 犭 (dog), 言 (words) and 犬 (dog). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
prison
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yù
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
prison, jail, тюрьма, jail
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
獄 prison

Decomposition

ids

  1. 犭 dog
  2. 言 words
  3. 犬 dog

Characters that contain 獄

How to find 獄 without knowing its reading

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

Open 獄 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.