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法庭 (fǎ tíng) — court of law; court (the institution or physical venue where legal cases are heard)

Definition

法庭 is the physical courtroom or court session where cases are tried, while 法院 refers to the court as an institution. Don't confuse with 球场 (sports court/field).

noun
court of lawcourt (the institution or physical venue where legal cases are heard)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 法庭。
    Zhèng rén bì xū zài fǎ tíng shàng shuō chū zhēn xiàng.
    Witnesses must tell the truth in court.
  • 法庭。
    Zhè ge àn zi yǐ jīng tí jiāo fǎ tíng shěn lǐ le.
    This case has been submitted to the court for trial.
  • 法庭。
    fǎ tíng De pàn jué shì zuì zhōng jué dìng.
    The court's verdict is the final decision.

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.

法fǎlaw
庭tínghall

法 means law, and 庭 means hall or court; together they denote a place where legal cases are heard.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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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
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
廷
廷tíng庭tíng
Same sound today

庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.

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