审判员 (shěn pàn yuán) — PRC judge; judicial officer

Definition

A 审判员 is a judge or judicial officer on the bench in mainland China. Note the -员 suffix: like 陪审员 (juror) it marks a member of the legal profession, distinct from the courtroom 法官.

noun
PRC judgejudicial officer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 审判员，。
    Zhè wèi shěn pàn yuán jīng yàn fēng fù, shěn lǐ guò hěn duō fù zá de àn jiàn.
    This judge has rich experience and has tried many complex cases.
  • 审判员。
    shěn pàn yuán Zài fǎ tíng shàng xuān bù le pàn jué jié guǒ.
    The judge announced the verdict in court.
  • 审判员。
    Tā tōng guò kǎo shì chéng wéi le yì míng shěn pàn yuán.
    He became a judicial officer by passing the exam.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

审判judge
审shěnexamine判pànjudge
联合Side by side
员yuánofficer

审判 means to examine and judge, and 员 gives the sense of an official person.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 审 →

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn判pàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

Open 判 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →

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