诉状 (sù zhuàng) — legal complaint; indictment (written document)

Definition

noun

legal complaintindictment (written document)

Measure word · 份

诉状，。
Lǜ shī zhèng zài zhǔn bèi sù zhuàng, míng tiān tí jiāo gěi fǎ yuàn.
The lawyer is preparing the complaint and will submit it to the court tomorrow.
诉状。
Yuán gào zài sù zhuàng zhōng xiáng xì shuō míng le sǔn shī qíng kuàng.
The plaintiff detailed the losses in the complaint.
诉状。
Fǎ guān kàn le sù zhuàng hòu jué dìng shòu lǐ cǐ àn.
After reading the indictment, the judge decided to accept the case.

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.

The “诉” part gives accusation and “状” part gives document, together meaning 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訴; 诉 is its simplified writing.

言斥訴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword, speak

Sound part声符shēngfú

斥

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.

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 狀; 状 is its simplified writing.

爿犬狀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

爿

爿pán狀zhuàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 狀 pairs 犬 (dog) with 爿 as a sound component; the simplified 状 is a shorthand, not the historical shape.

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