假释犯 (jiǎ shì fàn) — parolee; person on parole

Definition

noun
paroleeperson on parole
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 假释犯。
    Zhè ge jiǎ shì fàn zài jiǎ shì qī jiān bì xū dìng qī xiàng jǐng fāng bào dào.
    This parolee must regularly report to the police during the parole period.
  • 假释犯。
    Fǎ yuàn duì jiǎ shì fàn de xíng wéi yǒu yán gé de xiàn zhì.
    The court imposes strict restrictions on the parolee's behavior.
  • 假释犯。
    jiǎ shì fàn Chóng xīn róng rù shè huì xū yào duō fāng miàn de zhī chí.
    Reintegrating a parolee into society requires support from many aspects.

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.

假释parole
假jiǎtemporary释shìrelease
偏正Modifier + head
犯fànperson

假释 means temporary release and 犯 a person, together naming a person on parole.

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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
叚
叚jiǎ假jiǎ
Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 釋; 释 is its simplified writing.

  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 睪睪yìto release; to see

The traditional form 釋 puts 釆 (to distinguish) beside 睪, a part that gives the sound and means “to release; to see”; the simplified 释 is a later shortened shape.

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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
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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