Memory phrase for the Kanji: 枉
枉
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Meaning
twisted, crooked, in the wrong, in vain
Pronunciation
wǎng
Explanation
Left: tree 木, right: king/jade 王 (jade itself is also: 玉)
Mnemonic
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If the whole tree is fully (hung) of jade, it becomes (due to the weight) twisted and crooked.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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冤枉
yuān wang
hatred; injustice; bad luck; unjust treatment; wronged; not worthwhile
贪赃枉法
tān zāng wǎng fǎ
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
矫枉过直
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination
矫枉过直
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí