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判处 (pàn chǔ) — to sentence (a person to a punishment), to condemn (in a court of law)

Definition

判处 focuses on the court formally sentencing a person to a punishment. Compared to 判决 (the judgment/ruling itself), 判处 emphasizes the penalty handed down.

verb
to sentence (a person to a punishment)to condemn (in a court of law)

Examples

  • 判处。
    Fǎ yuàn pàn chǔ tā sān nián yǒu qī tú xíng.
    The court sentenced him to three years in prison.
  • 判处。
    Zhè ge zuì fàn bèi pàn chǔ le sǐ xíng.
    This criminal was sentenced to death.
  • 判处。
    Fǎ guān pàn chǔ tā zhī fù jù é fá kuǎn.
    The judge sentenced him to pay a huge fine.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

判pànjudge
处chùpunish

判处 joins 判 (judge) and 处 (punish), giving the sense of sentencing someone.

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn判pàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

Open 判 →

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 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →
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