Chinese symbol for “detention”
拘役
jū yì
detention
The closest CC-CEDICT match for detention is 拘役 (jū yì), defined as: detention.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “detention”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羁押 (羈押) | jī yā | to detain; to take into custody |
| 留堂 | liú táng | to stay behind (after class); to be given detention |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拘役.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
| 拘捕 | jū bǔ | to arrest |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain |
| 拘留所 | jū liú suǒ | detention center; prison |
| 拘禁 | jū jìn | constraint; to detain |
| 战役 (戰役) | zhàn yì | military campaign |
| 奴役 | nú yì | to enslave |
| 服役 | fú yì | to serve in the army; in active service |
See also: Japanese symbol for “detention”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.