U+51A4 "冤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+51A4 "冤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the concept of injustice, grievance, or being wrongfully accused. It is composed of the radical for "cover" or "net" (冖) above the character for "rabbit" (兔), which together metaphorically suggest a rabbit caught in a net, symbolizing a state of being trapped or suffering undeserved harm. In both classical and modern Chinese, this character appears in common compounds such as "冤枉" (yuānwang), meaning to treat someone unfairly or to be falsely blamed, and "冤屈" (yuānqū), referring to a wrongful act or an unjust grievance. The character is widely used in Chinese literature, legal contexts, and everyday speech to express empathy for victims of unfair treatment, and it plays a key role in idioms like "冤家路窄" (yuānjiā lù zhǎi), meaning that enemies are fated to meet on a narrow path.