控诉 (kòng sù) — (verb) to accuse, to denounce (formally, often…

Definition

verb

to accuseto denounce (formally, often in a legal or public context)

noun

an accusationa denunciation

控诉。
Tā kòng sù le gōng sī de wéi fǎ xíng wéi.
He accused the company of illegal activities.
控诉。
Shòu hài zhě xiàng fǎ yuàn tí chū kòng sù.
The victim filed a complaint with the court.
控诉。
Tā zài dà huì shàng kòng sù le fǔ bài xiàn xiàng.
He denounced the corruption phenomenon at the conference.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

诉sùcomplain or sue

控 means accuse, 诉 means complain or sue; together they describe formally charging 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.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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 訴; 诉 is its simplified writing.

言斥訴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword, speak

Sound part声符shēngfú

斥

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 訴 pairs 言 (word, speak) with 斥, which gives the sound and points to accusing by speech. The simplified 诉 is a later shorthand.

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