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冤

yuān

injustice; wronged; unjust

A fair judge with scales listens to a wrongly accused person
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Character

冤 yuān

Strokes
10
Radical
冖 — cover
Made of
冖 cover 兔 rabbit, hare

Example phrases

  • 在证据尚未公开之前就给当事人定罪,实在太冤。 Zài zhèngjù shàngwèi gōngkāi zhīqián jiù gěi dāngshìrén dìngzuì, shízài tài yuān. To convict the person involved before the evidence has been made public is truly unjust.
  • 他明明是帮忙,却被大家误会,心里觉得特别冤。 Tā míngmíng shì bāngmáng, què bèi dàjiā wùhuì, xīnli juéde tèbié yuān. He was clearly helping, but everyone misunderstood him, and he felt deeply wronged.
  • 法官仔细听完证词,说不能让任何人受冤。 Fǎguān zǐxì tīng wán zhèngcí, shuō bùnéng ràng rènhérén shòu yuān. The judge listened carefully to the testimony and said that no one should be unjustly accused.

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