Keyword
crooked
- useless
- in vain
- bent
- Frequency
- #3075
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
wǎng
Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 王 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
冤枉
to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
枉
to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
枉然
in vain; to no avail
矫枉过正
to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
枉死
to die in tragic circumstances
冤枉钱
wasted money; pointless expense
枉法
to circumvent the law
徇私枉法
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
枉费
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain
贪赃枉法
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
冤枉路
pointless trip; not worth the trip
枉顾
to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse