懂中文 Dong Chinese

枉

wǎng

useless

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 王 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

王 sound component

王  Sound component

wáng, wàng

  

king

Evolution

枉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枉 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

枉  

wǎng

useless, in vain; bent, crooked; to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain

Most common words with 枉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冤枉

to accuse wrongly

枉

to twist

枉法

to circumvent the law

贪赃枉法

corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

枉然

in vain