囚犯 (qiúfàn): prisoner

Measure Word

一个囚犯 gè

Literally 'imprisoned criminal' — a prisoner

Nàge qiúfàn bèi pàn le shí nián.

That prisoner was sentenced to ten years.

Jǐ míng qiúfàn shìtú yuèyù.

Several prisoners attempted to escape.

memory

囚 is a person (人) inside a box (囗) — literally a person enclosed, i.e. imprisoned. One of the most visually intuitive characters.

囚 qiú

犯 fàn