犯

fàn

to violate

to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

dog (犭) + sound (㔾) = to violate or offend

The dog radical evokes the animalistic impulse to transgress or attack. 㔾 mainly contributes the fàn sound; the aggressive instinct lives in the left side.

犭+㔾→犯
㔾No independent common meaning in modern usagePhonetic
犭DogSemantic

他犯了一个很小的错误。

tā fàn le yī gè hěn xiǎo de cuòwù。

He made a very small mistake.

任何人都不能犯法,否则会受到处罚。

rènhé rén dōu bù néng fàn fǎ,fǒuzé huì shòu dào chǔfá。

No one is allowed to violate the law, otherwise they will be punished.

Words with 犯

犯上

fàn shàng

to offend one's superiors

犯罪现场

fàn zuì xiàn chǎng

scene of the crime

犯罪集团

fàn zuì jí tuán

crime syndicate

重犯

zhòng fàn

serious criminal

互不侵犯

hù bù qīn fàn

non-aggression

通缉犯

tōng jī fàn

wanted criminal

连续犯

lián xù fàn

successive offenses

进犯

jìn fàn

to invade

违犯

wéi fàn

to violate

过犯

guò fàn

previous sins

一犯再犯

yī fàn zài fàn

to keep doing (the wrong thing)

不可侵犯

bù kě qīn fàn

inviolable

More characters with 犭

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