枉 Stroke Order

枉 [wǎng] 形 【本义】:弯曲;不正 1. 弯曲，弯屈，引申为行为不合正道或违法曲断: crooked, deviating from the right path or illegal. - 例: ～道 (deviate from the right path). 矫～过正 (overcorrect). 贪脏～法 (take advantage of laws for personal gain). ～己正人 (correct others while being crooked oneself). 2. 冤屈: injustice or wrongful treatment. - 例: ～死 (wronged to death). 冤～ (to be wronged). 3. 屈就，用于别人，含敬意: humble expression for being accommodating to others. - 例: ～驾 (a. to welcome someone’s visit; b. to request someone to visit others). ～顾 (to welcome someone’s visit). ～临 (to welcome someone’s visit). 4. 徒然，空，白: futile, empty, in vain. - 例: ～然 (futile). ～自 (empty by oneself). ～费心机 (wasting effort). 动 1. 使受冤屈: to cause injustice to someone. - 例: ～状 (distort facts; falsely accuse). ～滥 (excessive injustice; causing innocent suffering). ～结 (a case of unresolved grievance). ～抑 (to be wronged). ～陷 (wrongly accused; unjustly implicated). 2. 绕道: to make a detour. - 例: ～帆 (the ship makes a detour). 3. 违背: to violate. - 例: ～戾 (distorted; to violate norms). ～屈 (to distort or violate). ～墨矫绳 (to deviate from standards). ～道事人 (serving others against the proper path). 4. 凌弱: to insult. - 例: ～桡 (illegal deviation;偏私不公). ～曲 (to violate fairness). 5. 谦词。谓使对方受屈: a humble term indicating causing blame to someone else. - 例: ～驾 (a respectful term for someone visiting). ～人 (troubled others). ～才 (referring to buried talents). 副 1. 徒然，白费: futile; in vain. - 例: ～费工夫 (wasted effort). ～言 (to say in vain). ～沐 (to suffer in vain). ～苦 (useless hardship). ～劳 (to be in vain). 引 - “枉，邪曲也。” (The Book of Documents: something that is crooked.) - “是犹立直木而求其景之枉也。” (Xunzi: It's like trying to find shadows of straight wood.) - “枉道速祸。” (Sima Guang: Deviating from the path hastens disaster.) - “枉用三尺。” (Gao Qi: Misusing a three-foot sword.)