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The character 囚 is an ideogramic compound that visually depicts confinement by placing 人, meaning "person", inside the boundary radical 囗, which signifies an enclosure. Its primary meaning is a prisoner or convict, someone deprived of physical liberty. As a verb, it denotes the act of imprisoning or confining someone. This straightforward graphical representation directly links the character's structure to the reality of captivity.
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这个囚犯很后悔。
他被囚禁在监狱里。
囚禁生活非常艰苦。
那个囚徒渴望获得自由。
警方囚禁了那名嫌疑犯。
囚犯们在监狱里学习技能。
他被错误地囚禁了十年之久。
囚禁他的地方是一个阴暗的地下室。