盗窃犯 (dào qiè fàn) — thief, burglar

Definition

noun
thiefburglar
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 盗窃犯。
    Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge dào qiè fàn.
    The police caught that thief.
  • 盗窃犯。
    Zhè ge dào qiè fàn tōu le hěn duō qián.
    This thief stole a lot of money.
  • 盗窃犯。
    Tā men zhèng zài zhuī bǔ yì míng dào qiè fàn.
    They are pursuing a thief.

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.

盗窃steal
盗dàosteal窃qièsteal
联合Side by side
犯fàncriminal

盗窃犯 is a 犯, criminal, identified by 盗窃, stealing.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盜; 盗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 盜 combines 㳄 (drooling/craving) with a vessel shape, meaning to covet someone else's possessions and steal; 盗 is the simplified writing of 盜.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 竊; 窃 is its simplified writing.

  • 米米mǐrice
  • 攴攴pūaction
  • 禼禼xiè

For 窃, the traditional form 竊 combines 米 and 攴 with 禼, which gives the sound.

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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
犬犬quǎn
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.

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