控诉书 (kòng sù shū) — written accusation, letter of complaint, indictment

Definition

A formal written document that formally accuses someone of a wrongdoing, filed with a court or authority. Composed of 控诉 (to accuse/indict) + 书 (written document).

noun
written accusationletter of complaintindictment
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 控诉书。
    Tā xiàng fǎ yuàn tí jiāo le yí fèn kòng sù shū.
    He submitted a written accusation to the court.
  • 控诉书。
    Zhè fèn kòng sù shū xiáng xì liè jǔ le gōng sī de wéi guī xíng wéi.
    This letter of complaint lists the company's violations in detail.
  • 控诉书。
    Lǜ shī zhèng zài qǐ cǎo yí fèn zhēn duì bèi gào de kòng sù shū.
    The lawyer is drafting an indictment against the defendant.

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.

控诉accuse
控kòngaccuse诉sùcomplain
联合Side by side
书shūdocument

控诉 means to accuse, and 书 is a document, so this is a written accusation.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
空
空kōng控kòng
Same sound today

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

Open 控 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speak
Sound part声符shēngfú
斥
斥chì訴sù
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.

Open 诉 →

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùwriting brush
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě書shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

Open 书 →

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