冤

yuān

adjective HSK 7 #18,695

Meanings

1 wronged
2 unjust
3 not worthwhile

Characters

wronged; injustice

Examples

他觉得自己很冤。

Tā juéde zìjǐ hěn yuān.

He feels he has been wronged.

这钱花得真冤。

Zhè qián huā de zhēn yuān.

This money was really wasted.

Tips

usage

冤 can mean 'wronged/unjust' (被冤) or colloquially 'not worth it' (花冤枉钱). Context determines the meaning.

memory

The character 冤 has 冖 (cover) over 兔 (rabbit) — imagine a rabbit trapped under a cover, wrongly accused.

Stroke Order

冤 yuān