软禁 Traditional form: 軟禁 Pinyin (reading): ruǎnjìn Definitions: to place under house arrest Characters: 软 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure Traditional characters: 軟 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure