审判官 (shěn pàn guān) — judge (in a court of law)

Definition

noun

judge (in a court of law)

Measure word · 位

审判官。
shěn pàn guān Zài fǎ tíng shàng xuān bù le pàn jué jié guǒ.
The judge announced the verdict in court.
审判官。
Zhè wèi shěn pàn guān yǐ gōng zhèng yán míng zhù chēng.
This judge is known for being fair and strict.
审判官。
Àn jiàn yóu sān wèi shěn pàn guān gòng tóng shěn lǐ.
The case was heard jointly by three judges.

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.

审判examine and judge

联合Side by side

The actions of examining and judging together designate an official who performs them.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

宀釆田審

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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

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.

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

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.