Meaning
injustice; to wrong
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 冤 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 冤枉yuān wangto accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged
- 冤家yuān jiaenemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
- 冤种yuān zhǒng(slang) sucker; dupe; patsy (often used humorously or self-deprecatingly)
- 冤情yuān qíngfacts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice
- 冤业yuān yèsin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin
Example Sentence
经过调查，他终于洗清了自己的冤屈。Jīng guò diào chá, tā zhōng yú xǐ qīng le zì jǐ de yuān qū.After investigation, he finally cleared himself of the false charge.
经过Jīng guòto pass调查diào cháinvestigation，他tāhe终于zhōng yúat last洗xǐto wash清qīng(of water etc) clear了le(completed action)自己zì jǐoneself的deof冤屈yuān qūto treat unjustly。