懂中文 Dong Chinese

冤

yuān

grievance

Evolution

冤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冤 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
冤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

冤  

yuān

grievance, injustice, wrong; injustice; grievance; wrong

冤 (寃) 

yuān

old variant of 冤[yuān]

Most common words with 冤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冤枉

to accuse wrongly

冤

injustice

冤家

enemy

冤案

miscarriage of justice

冤魂

ghost of one who died unjustly