冤 Stroke Order

冤 (yuān) 1. 屈枉，无故受到指责或处分。 (To be wronged, to be criticized or punished without reason.) 2. 仇恨。 (Hatred.) 3. 欺骗。 (Deception.) 4. 吃亏，上当。 (To suffer losses, to be taken in.) 1. 屈枉，无故受到指责或处分：～枉。～屈。～案。～狱。～愤。伸～。鸣～叫屈。 (To be wronged, criticized or punished without basis: framed. suffered injustice. wrongful case. wrongful imprisonment. indignation over injustice. seek justice. cry out for injustice.) 2. 仇恨：～头。～家。～孽。 (Hatred: grievous foe. enemy. enmity.) 3. 欺骗：不许～人。 (Deception: do not allow to cheat others.) 4. 吃亏，上当：～大头。花～钱。 (To suffer losses, to be taken in: suffer great losses. spend wasted money.) 冤 (yuān) [动] 【本义】:屈缩;不舒展 (Original meaning: to bend, to curl up; to be cramped.) 【造字法】:会意。从兔，从冖( mì)。“冖”表示覆盖。兔子被覆盖住了，卷曲不能伸。或从冖，表示在房屋内。 (Word formation: pictophonetic. Composed of "rabbit" and "covering." "Covering" indicates being covered. A rabbit is covered and cannot stretch out.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] bend) (Same original meaning: to bend.) 2. 上当;不合算 ([En.] be taken in). (To be taken in; not worth it.) 3. 〈方〉∶欺骗 ([En.] cheat). (Regional usage: to deceive.) 【引】 1 《说文》：冤，屈也。从兔，在冂下不得走，益屈折也。 (“Shuo Wen”: "冤" means to bend. From rabbit, cannot move under the cover, hence more bending.) 2 《广雅》：冤，曲也。 (“Guang Ya”: "冤" means to curve.) 3 《汉书·息夫躬传》：冤颈折翼，庸得往兮! 颜师古注:“冤，屈也” (“Han Shu”: "The wronged neck bends its wings, where can it go!" Yan Shigu notes: "冤" means to bend.) 【例】 如:冤曲(弯曲);冤伏(屈伏);冤延(宛延。长曲的样子) (For example: wrung (curved); curled (crouched); extending (curved in an elongated manner).) 1. 上当;不合算 ([En.] be taken in). (To be taken in; not worth it.) 【例】 如:花冤钱;白跑一趟，真冤 (For example: wasted money; what a waste of time!) 3. 〈方〉∶欺骗 ([En.] cheat). (Regional usage: to deceive.) 【例】 如:你别冤人 (For example: Don’t deceive others.) 冤 (yuān) [名] 1. 枉曲，冤屈 ([En.] injustice;wrong) (Injustice; wrongful treatment.) 【引】 1 《楚辞·离世》：哀枯杨之冤雏兮。 注:“冤，烦冤也。” (“Chuci”: "I lament the injustice of the withered poplar." Note: "冤" means vexation.) 2 元· 关汉卿《窦娥冤》：我今日负屈衔冤哀告天。 (Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing "The Injustice of Dou E": "Today I bear the burden of injustice, crying to the heavens.") 【例】 又如:冤苦钱(囚犯送给狱卒的贿赂);冤业(含冤的鬼魂) (For example: unjust bribes (pay-offs from prisoners to jailers); wrongful debts (ghosts lamenting their injustices).) 2. 通“怨”( yuàn)。冤仇，仇敌 ([En.] foe;enmity;hatred;rancour) (Related to "怨" (yuàn). Enmity; enemy.) 【引】 1 《盐铁论·毁学》：无冤尤。 (“Yan Tie Lun”: "There’s no enmity at all.") 2 《后汉书·杨终传》：掠拷冤滥。 (“Hou Han Shu”: "Torture and extort unjustly.") 3 韩愈《谢自然》：孤魂抱深冤。 (Han Yu "Thanks to Nature": "The solitary soul bears deep grievances.") 【例】 又如:冤衍(冤仇;罪咎);冤业之症(指由于结冤造孽而得的病症);冤冤相报(冤家对头世世代代循环以恶相报) (For example: grievances; vengeance; symptoms of wrongful debt (referring to illnesses due to creating karmic debts); "grievances repay grievances" (enemies cycle through generations seeking revenge).)