血案 (xuè àn) — murder case | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

murder case

Measure word · 起

Examples

血案。
Jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá zhè qǐ xuè àn.
The police are investigating this murder case.
血案。
Zhè qǐ xuè àn fā shēng zài qù nián dōng tiān.
This murder case happened last winter.
血案。
Fǎ tíng míng tiān jiāng shěn lǐ zhè qǐ xuè àn.
The court will hear this murder case tomorrow.

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.

血 (blood) and 案 (case) form a case involving bloodshed, a murder case.

Characters in this word

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

一一yīdrop of blood
皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木安案

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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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