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法警 (fǎ jǐng) — bailiff; judicial police (court enforcement officer)

Definition

noun
bailiffjudicial police (court enforcement officer)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，法警。
    Fǎ tíng shàng, fǎ jǐng fù zé wéi chí zhì xù.
    In the courtroom, the bailiff is responsible for maintaining order.
  • 法警。
    Liǎng míng fǎ jǐng bǎ bèi gào rén dài jìn le fǎ tíng.
    Two judicial police officers brought the defendant into the courtroom.
  • 法警。
    Tā bì yè hòu chéng le yì míng fǎ jǐng.
    After graduation, he became a bailiff.

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.

法fǎlaw
警jǐngpolice

A 警 connected with 法, law enforcement in court.

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
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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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
言言yánspoken language, speech
Sound part声符shēngfú
敬
敬jìng警
Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

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