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The word "冤枉" is formed by combining the character "冤", which visually represents a rabbit ("兔") trapped under a cover ("冖"), conveying a sense of unjust confinement or wrong, with the character "枉", meaning bent or crooked, derived from "木" (wood) and phonetically influenced by "王", to indicate deviation from fairness or truth. Together, these characters semantically merge to express the concept of being wronged falsely or suffering an injustice.

Word Definition - 冤枉

yuān wang to wrong someone; to treat unjustly

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