犯 fàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 㔾 seal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
犯罪
fànzuì
to commit a crime; crime
Characters in this word
罪 zuì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 贫困本身不是犯罪的理由，但长期失业可能增加社会风险。 Pínkùn běnshēn bú shì fànzuì de lǐyóu, dàn chángqī shīyè kěnéng zēngjiā shèhuì fēngxiǎn. Poverty itself is not a reason for crime, but long-term unemployment may increase social risk.
- 他从小就知道犯罪是不对的。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù zhīdào fànzuì shì bú duì de. He has known since childhood that committing crimes is wrong.
- 这个小区的犯罪率很低，晚上走路也很安全。 Zhège xiǎoqū de fànzuìlǜ hěn dī, wǎnshang zǒulù yě hěn ānquán. The crime rate in this neighbourhood is very low, and walking at night is safe too.
Related words
- 犯 fàn to commit a crime, to violate
- 触犯 chùfàn to violate; to offend
- 犯愁 fànchóu to worry; to be troubled by
- 犯规 fànguī to break rules; to commit a foul
- 冒犯 màofàn to offend; to affront
- 侵犯 qīnfàn to infringe upon; to violate; to encroach on
- 囚犯 qiúfàn prisoner; convict
- 罪犯 zuìfàn criminal; offender
- 罪 zuì crime, guilt
- 得罪 dézuì to offend; to incur the displeasure of
- 受罪 shòuzuì to suffer; to endure hardship
- 罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu chief culprit; main cause of trouble