辩护人 (biàn hù rén) — defense counsel; defense attorney | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

defense counseldefense attorney

Measure word · 位

Examples

辩护人。
Tā pìn qǐng le yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de biàn hù rén.
He hired an experienced defense counsel.
辩护人。
Bèi gào yǒu quán huò dé zì jǐ de biàn hù rén.
The defendant has the right to his own defense counsel.
，辩护人。
Zài fǎ tíng shàng, biàn hù rén wèi dāng shì rén jìn xíng le biàn hù.
In court, the defense counsel defended the client.

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.

辩护defend

辩biàndefend护hùprotect

联合Coordinate

辩护 means to defend, and 人 is a person, so it is a person who defends.

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 辯; 辩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

辡

辡biàn辯biàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 辯 pairs 言, meaning say, with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 辩 is a later shorthand.

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

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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