犯罪学 (fàn zuì xué) — criminology | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

criminology

犯罪学。
Tā zài dà xué zhǔ xiū fàn zuì xué.
He majors in criminology at university.
犯罪学。
fàn zuì xué Yán jiū fàn zuì xíng wéi bèi hòu de shè huì yuán yīn.
Criminology studies the social causes behind criminal behavior.
犯罪学。
Zhè wèi jiào shòu zài fàn zuì xué lǐng yù fā biǎo le duō piān lùn wén.
This professor has published many papers in the field of criminology.

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.

犯罪commit a crime

动宾Verb + object

犯罪 joins 犯, committing, with 罪, crime, and 学 gives study, so the result is the study of crime.

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

𢎘

𢎘𢎘犯fàn

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

犯 combines 犬 and 𢎘: 犬 gives the meaning, and 𢎘 gives the sound.

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

罒非罪

罪 puts 罒 (a net, written fully as 网) over 非 (mistake).

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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