文字獄 wén zì yù

literary inquisition

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. literary inquisition
  2. 2. official persecution of intellectuals for their writing

Characters

Character Meaning
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
字 zì HSK 1
character; symbol; word
獄 yù
prison