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犯 fàn criminal

criminal; to violate; crime; to make a mistake

How to remember 犯: 犭 dog + 㔾 crouching person = criminal. The police dog sniffs behind the bins and barks at a crouching person, who turns out to be the escaped criminal.

  • HSK 6
  • 5 strokes

Component breakdown

犯 = 犭 dog + 㔾 crouching person

  • 犭 dog
  • 㔾 crouching person
The Gushi story

The police dog sniffs behind the bins and barks at a crouching person, who turns out to be the escaped criminal.

How it is used

  • To commit/violate, and 'a criminal' - 犯罪 (fànzuì) to commit a crime, 犯错误 (fàn cuòwù) to make a mistake.
  • As a noun 'offender': 罪犯 (zuìfàn) criminal, 囚犯 (qiúfàn) prisoner.
  • 犯规 (fànguī) = to commit a foul/break the rules; 侵犯 (qīnfàn) to infringe/violate.
  • 犯 + illness/mood = to have a bout of: 犯病 (fànbìng) to have a flare-up, 犯愁 (fànchóu) to be worried, 犯困 to feel sleepy.

Words with 犯

Example sentences

  • 他很粗心，工作中常犯错。 Tā hěn cūxīn, gōngzuò zhōng cháng fàncuò.He is so careless that he often makes mistakes at work.
  • 这所监狱专门关押政治犯。 Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners.