供认 (gòng rèn) — (v.) to confess (to a crime), to own up (in a l… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

供认 is a formal/legal verb meaning 'to confess' to a crime in court or to investigators. It is restricted to admitting wrongdoing, unlike general 承认 which covers admitting any fact or acknowledging a fact.

verb

(v.) to confess (to a crime)to own up (in a legal context)

Examples

供认。
Tā zuì zhōng gòng rèn le zì jǐ fàn xià de zuì xíng.
He finally confessed to the crime he committed.
，供认。
Zài fǎ tíng shàng, tā gòng rèn le suǒ yǒu zhǐ kòng.
In court, he confessed to all the charges.
供认。
Tā gòng rèn zì jǐ cān yù le nà qǐ dào qiè àn.
She confessed to participating in that theft case.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

供gòngconfess

供 means to confess and 认 means to admit, giving the meaning of confessing.

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.

亻共供

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

共

共gòng供gòng

Same sound today

供 is made of 亻, a person, and 共, which gives the sound gòng.

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

讠人认

Meaning part形符xíngfú

讠Written in full as言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén认rèn

Same sound today

The left part 讠 shows speech, and the right part 人 gives the sound.

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