发案 (fā àn) — (noun) occurrence of a (criminal) case | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the occurrence of a criminal case, almost always used in official or statistical contexts (e.g. 发案率, 发案数量). It's a formal term for crime reporting, not everyday speech.

noun

occurrence of a (criminal) case

Examples

发案。
Jīn nián gāi dì qū de fā àn lǜ yǒu suǒ xià jiàng.
The case occurrence rate in this region has decreased this year.
发案。
Jǐng fāng tǒng jì le qù nián de fā àn shù liàng.
The police tallied the number of case occurrences last year.
发案。
Zhè ge chéng shì de fā àn lǜ bǐ quán guó píng jūn dī.
This city's case occurrence rate is lower than the national average.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

“发” (occur) and “案” (case) combine to mean that a case occurs.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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

木安案

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

安

安ān案àn

Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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