审

shěn

to examine

to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)

Roof (宀) + phonetic (申) = careful examination under a roof

宀 suggests a roofed space — a hall or chamber where examination takes place. 申 mainly contributes the sound shēn; the roof radical carries the sense of formal, enclosed scrutiny.

宀+申→审
宀RoofSemantic
申To statePhonetic

法官正在审这个案子。

fǎ guān zhèng zài shěn zhè ge àn zi。

The judge is currently trying this case.

警察仔细审了那个嫌疑人很久。

jǐng chá zǐ xì shěn le nà ge xián yí rén hěn jiǔ。

The police carefully interrogated that suspect for a long time.

Words with 审

审定

shěn dìng

to examine sth and make a decision

审稿

shěn gǎo

to review (a paper or manuscript)

审议

shěn yì

(of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss

取保候审

qǔ bǎo hòu shěn

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

一审

yī shěn

first instance (law)

再审

zài shěn

to hear a case again

审查

shěn chá

to examine

过审

guò shěn

to pass a review

重审

chóng shěn

to reinvestigate

陪审员

péi shěn yuán

juror

陪审团

péi shěn tuán

jury

预审

yù shěn

preliminary hearing

More characters with 宀

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