假释犯 (jiǎ shì fàn) — parolee; person on parole

Definition

noun

paroleeperson on parole

Measure word · 个

Examples

假释犯。
Zhè ge jiǎ shì fàn zài jiǎ shì qī jiān bì xū dìng qī xiàng jǐng fāng bào dào.
This parolee must regularly report to the police during the parole period.
假释犯。
Fǎ yuàn duì jiǎ shì fàn de xíng wéi yǒu yán gé de xiàn zhì.
The court imposes strict restrictions on the parolee's behavior.
假释犯。
jiǎ shì fàn Chóng xīn róng rù shè huì xū yào duō fāng miàn de zhī chí.
Reintegrating a parolee into society requires support from many aspects.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

假释parole

假jiǎtemporary释shìrelease

偏正Modifier + head

犯fànperson

假释 means temporary release and 犯 a person, together naming a person on parole.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

Open 假 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 釋; 释 is its simplified writing.

釆睪釋

釆釆biànto distinguish
睪睪yìto release; to see

The traditional form 釋 puts 釆 (to distinguish) beside 睪, a part that gives the sound and means “to release; to see”; the simplified 释 is a later shortened shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犬犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢎘

𢎘𢎘犯fàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

犯 combines 犬 and 𢎘: 犬 gives the meaning, and 𢎘 gives the sound.

Open 犯 →

Appears in

Crime & Police