刑法 (xíng fǎ) — criminal law | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

criminal law

刑法，。
Gēn jù xíng fǎ, tā de xíng wéi gòu chéng le fàn zuì.
According to criminal law, his actions constitute a crime.
刑法。
Tā zhǐ chū xíng fǎ zhōng yǒu xiāng guān guī dìng.
He pointed out that there are relevant provisions in criminal law.
刑法。
Zhè bù xíng fǎ de xiū gǎi yǐn qǐ le shè huì guǎng fàn guān zhù.
The revision of this criminal law attracted widespread social attention.

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.

刑xíngpunishment

刑 refers to crime or punishment, and 法 means law; together they mean law dealing with crimes.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

井

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刑 puts 刀 (knife) beside 井. The knife part shows the punishment idea, and 井 gives the sound.

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

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid

Sound part声符shēngfú

盍

盍hé法fǎ

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

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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