身陷囹圄

身
陷
囹
圄
thrown into prison / behind bars

Characters and words in 身陷囹圄

身
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
Add a new mnemonic for 身 = 自 + 丿
身 = 自 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a bodysuit.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) tries on his new bodysuit (身) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). To see himself better in his hand mirror (自), he uses a banana (丿) as a selfie stick.
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身
陷
to be trapped / to be imprisoned
陷
xiàn = xi + an4
pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect
Add a new mnemonic for 陷 = 臽 + 阝
陷 = 臽 + 阝 : After Marie Curie (xi) caught the crane in the anthill's bathroom (an4) she wants to catch the pope (阝) next. She knows that a normal sling trap (臽) will not work, so she digs a pitfall (陷) this time, but to be on the safe side she installs an additional sling trap (臽) at the bottom of the pitfall (陷).
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囹
líng = li + (e)ng2
used in 囹圄[ling2 yu3]
Add a new mnemonic for 囹 = 囗 + 令
囹
圄
(literary) prison
圄
yǔ = yu + Ø3
prison / to imprison
Add a new mnemonic for 圄 = 囗 + 吾

Words with 身陷囹圄

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