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裁决 (cái jué) — to adjudicate; to rule (in court, arbitration, or competition)

Definition

A formal, written 'to rule / adjudicate' — used in courts, arbitration, and competitions, broader in scope than 判决 (court judgment/sentence) and 裁判 (refereeing/umpiring).

verb
to adjudicateto rule (in court, arbitration, or competition)

Examples

  • 裁决。
    Fǎ yuàn cái jué le zhè ge zhēng yì àn jiàn.
    The court adjudicated this disputed case.
  • 裁决。
    Zhòng cái tíng cái jué shuāng fāng gè chéng dān yí bàn zé rèn.
    The arbitration tribunal ruled that both parties bear half the responsibility.
  • 裁决，。
    Cái pàn cái jué tā fàn guī, qǔ xiāo le bǐ sài chéng jì.
    The referee ruled that he fouled and disqualified his competition result.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

裁cáiadjudicate
决juédecide

裁决 joins 裁 (adjudicate) and 决 (decide), giving a decision made by judgment.

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
衣衣yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢦏
𢦏𢦏裁cái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裁 combines 衣 (clothing) with 𢦏, whose form is tied to a blade and an arrow, to show cutting fabric.

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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 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài決jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.

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