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发落 (fā luò) — to deal with (an offender)

Definition

发落 (fāluò) is a formal, literary verb meaning to pass judgment on or punish an offender — used in legal/judicial contexts (e.g. 法官发落), not everyday speech.

verb
to deal with (an offender)

Examples

  • 发落。
    Fǎ guān fā luò le nà ge zuì fàn.
    The judge dealt with that criminal.
  • 发落。
    Qǐng tīng hòu fā luò.
    Please wait for the verdict.
  • 发落。
    Wǒ men yí dìng yán jiā fā luò.
    We will certainly deal with it strictly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fādispose
落luòsettle

发 and 落 both contribute the sense of disposing or settling.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
洛
洛luò落luò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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Appears in
Law & Justice

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