公审 (gōng shěn) — public trial

Definition

noun
public trial

Examples

  • 公审。
    Zhè cì gōng shěn xī yǐn le quán guó méi tǐ de guān zhù.
    This public trial attracted nationwide media attention.
  • 公审。
    Fǎ yuàn jué dìng duì àn jiàn jìn xíng gōng shěn.
    The court decided to hold a public trial for the case.
  • 公审，。
    gōng shěn Jié shù hòu, fǎ guān xuān bù le pàn jué jié guǒ.
    After the public trial ended, the judge announced the verdict.

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.

公gōngpublic
审shěntrial

公 means public and 审 means trial or examine, so it is a public trial.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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