罚 fá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
罚款
fákuǎn
fine
Characters in this word
款 kuǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他交罚款。 Tā jiāo fá kuǎn. He pays the fine.
- 罚款太多了。 Fá kuǎn tài duō le. The fine is too high.
- 司机被罚款。 Sī jī bèi fá kuǎn. The driver is fined.
Related words
- 处罚 chǔfá punishment
- 罚 fá to punish
- 存款 cúnkuǎn savings; to deposit money
- 贷款 dàikuǎn loan
- 汇款 huìkuǎn to send money
- 处分 chǔfèn disciplinary punishment
- 警告 jǐnggào to warn; warning
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 报警 bàojǐng to call the police
- 违法 wéifǎ to break the law; illegal
- 抢 qiǎng to grab; to snatch
- 违规 wéiguī to break rules; against rules