刑 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 开 to open 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
刑事
xíngshì
criminal; penal
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 这起案件已由民事纠纷转为刑事调查，涉案人员全部被传唤。 Zhè qǐ ànjiàn yǐ yóu mínshì jiūfēn zhuǎn wéi xíngshì diàochá, shè'àn rényuán quánbù bèi chuánhuàn. This case has shifted from a civil dispute to a criminal investigation, and all those involved have been summoned.
- 警方说，这起刑事案件的调查仍在进行中。 Jǐngfāng shuō, zhè qǐ xíngshì ànjiàn de diàochá réng zài jìnxíng zhōng. The police say the investigation of this criminal case is still ongoing.
- 律师正在为他的刑事案件准备答辩材料。 Lǜshī zhèngzài wèi tā de xíngshì ànjiàn zhǔnbèi dábiàn cáiliào. The lawyer is preparing defense materials for his criminal case.
Related words
- 刑法 xíngfǎ criminal law
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 故事 gùshi story
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 从事 cóngshì to work in; to be engaged in
- 事故 shìgù accident
- 事件 shìjiàn event; incident
- 事实 shìshí fact