监狱

jiānyū · HSK 7

prison

⛓️ 监 = supervise + 狱 = jail cell; 狱 packs two dogs (犬) guarding speech (言)

监狱 is a guarded lockup. The character 狱 sandwiches 言 speak between two 犬 dog radicals, like two guard dogs flanking an inmate. Sounds like jyen-yoo.