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涉案 (shè àn) — to be involved in a legal case (as a suspect, victim, or related entity)

Definition

涉案 means 'involved in a case' (suspect, victim, money, weapon, etc.), usually in legal/police contexts. Used as a verb-noun set — 涉 modifies 案, and both characters are needed.

to be involved in a legal case (as a suspect, victim, or related entity)

Examples

  • 。
    Suǒ yǒu shè àn rén yuán dōu zài jiē shòu diào chá.
    All personnel involved in the case are under investigation.
  • 涉案。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài jì suàn shè àn jīn é.
    The police are calculating the amount involved in the case.
  • 。
    Tā cóng méi shè guò zhè yàng de àn.
    He has never been involved in a case like this.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

涉shèinvolve
案àncase

涉 means involve and 案 means case, giving the sense of being involved in a case.

Characters in this word

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

涉 combines 水 (water) and 步 (walk), showing someone walking through water.

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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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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Appears in
Crime & PoliceLaw & Justice

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