囚犯 (qiúfàn): prisoner

Measure Word

一个囚犯 gè

Literally 'imprisoned criminal' — a prisoner

那个囚犯被判了十年。

Nàge qiúfàn bèi pàn le shínián.

That prisoner was sentenced to ten years.

几名囚犯试图越狱。

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