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陪审团 (péi shěn tuán) — jury

Definition

noun
jury
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 陪审团。
    péi shěn tuán Yóu shí èr míng gōng mín zǔ chéng.
    The jury is composed of twelve citizens.
  • 陪审团。
    Fǎ guān xiàng péi shěn tuán jiě shì le àn jiàn de guān jiàn diǎn.
    The judge explained the key points of the case to the jury.
  • 陪审团。
    péi shěn tuán Jīng guò tǎo lùn hòu zuò chū le cái jué.
    After deliberation, the jury reached a verdict.

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.

陪审attend a trial
陪péiaccompany审shěnhear a case
联合Coordinate
团tuángroup

“陪” (accompany) and “审” (hear a case) combine with “团” (group) to mean a jury.

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
阜阜fùsoil mountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu陪péi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

陪 pairs 阜, a mound of piled-up soil, with 咅 as a sound part; the mound gives the sense of joining up or staying close, as in accompanying.

Open 陪 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →
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