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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

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Animated Stroke Order 犯

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 犯

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

犯

㔾kneeling person

犯=

4.

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5.

How to Use 犯

Verbs meaning to violate, offend, or commit an offense

These verbs indicate the action of violating a law, rule, or personal boundary.

侵犯 • qīn fàn • encroach on; infringe upon • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 犯

触犯 • chù fàn • offend; violate; go against

HSK 6

chù触

fàn

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zuì最

jìn近

yòu又

fàn犯

bìng病

le

Information

Pinyinfàn

Meaningto violate, to offend, to commit (a crime or mistake)

Strokes5

Radical犭

Traditional犯

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1774

Zhuyinㄈㄢˋ

UnicodeU+72AF

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犭dog

+㔾kneeling person

A dog (犭) bites or violates boundaries (㔾) — to offend or commit a crime.

qīn侵

fàn犯

encroach on; infringe upon

冒犯 • mào fàn • to offend • HSK 6

HSK 6

mào冒

fàn犯

to offend

犯罪 • fàn zuì • Crime • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fàn犯

zuì罪

Crime

Nouns meaning a criminal or prisoner

These nouns refer to a person who has committed a crime or is imprisoned.

罪犯 • zuì fàn • criminal; offender; culprit • HSK 6

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zuì罪

fàn犯

criminal; offender; culprit

囚犯 • qiú fàn • Prisoner / convict • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiú囚

fàn犯

Prisoner / convict

犯

offend; violate; go against

犯愁 • fàn chóu • worry / be anxious about

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fàn犯

chóu愁

worry / be anxious about

犯规 • fàn guī • Foul

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fàn犯

guī规

Foul

了

。

He recently had a relapse.

tā他

yīn因

fàn犯

zuì罪

bèi被

jǐng警

fāng方

dǎi逮

bǔ捕

。

He was arrested by the police for committing a crime.

tā他

chéng承

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

fàn犯

le了

yán严

zhòng重

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

He admitted that he had committed a serious mistake.

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

huì会

ǒu偶

ěr尔

fàn犯

cuò错

。

Everyone makes mistakes occasionally.

Nà那

ge个

zuì罪

fàn犯

fàn犯

xià下

le了

bù不

kě可

ráo饶

shù恕

de的

zuì罪

xíng行

。

That criminal committed an unforgivable crime.

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Characters pronounced "fan".

藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
樊fána railing; a fence an enclosed place
钒fánvanadium
梵fànBuddhist, Sanskrit
矾fánalum
饭fàncooked rice or food in general

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Characters with radical "犭".

猫māocat
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狄dítribe from northern china; surnam
狩shòuwinter hunting; imperial tour
猥wěivulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene
猕mimacaque

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