囹 Stroke Order

囹 (líng) 1. [Noun] A prison; jail. - 地点是被围起来用来关押罪犯的地方。 - Meaning: A place enclosed for the purpose of detaining criminals. 引申义: 1. "说文" (Shuōwén):囹, meaning prison. 2. "华严音义" (Huáyán yīnyì) cites "说文":囹圄 is the name of a prison in the Zhou dynasty. 3. "礼记·月令" (Lǐjì·Yuèlíng): "省囹圄" meaning to reflect upon prisons. Note: "The purpose of detention is similar to that of contemporary separate prisons." 4. "释名" (Shìmíng):囹, meaning to lead; 圄, meaning to restrain, thus囹圄 refers to the leading and restraining of imprisoned individuals. 5. "风俗通" (Fēngsútōng):囹 means to command; 圄 means to confine. It refers to confining individuals to ponder their misdeeds and transform evil into good. 6. Tang dynasty poet 韩愈 (Hán Yù): "下险疑坠井，守官类拘囹" meaning in times of danger, it is akin to being captured and imprisoned. 7. Song dynasty poet 陆游 (Lù Yóu): "屏医却药疾良已，破械空囹盗自消" meaning to eliminate illness, leaving behind an empty prison as the thief vanishes. 例: 如囹圉 (lái yǔ) which means "jail" or "prison".