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涉案人员 (shè àn rén yuán) — personnel involved in a legal case; parties implicated in a case

Definition

noun
personnel involved in a legal caseparties implicated in a case

Examples

  • 涉案人员。
    Jǐng fāng yǐ jīng suǒ dìng le jǐ míng zhǔ yào shè àn rén yuán.
    The police have identified several key individuals involved in the case.
  • 涉案人员。
    Suǒ yǒu shè àn rén yuán dōu bì xū rú shí jiāo dài qíng kuàng.
    All personnel involved in the case must truthfully state their circumstances.
  • 涉案人员。
    Fǎ yuàn duì shè àn rén yuán jìn xíng le gōng kāi shěn lǐ.
    The court held a public trial for the individuals involved in the case.

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.

涉案involved in a case
涉shèinvolve案àncase
动宾Verb + object
人员personnel
人rénperson员yuánmember
联合Coordinate

涉案 means involved in a case, and 人员 means persons or members, referring to people implicated in a case.

Characters in this word

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

涉 combines 水 (water) and 步 (walk), showing someone walking through water.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

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