罪 zuì sin
sin; vice; guilt; crime
How to remember 罪: 罒 net + 非 not = sin. The old fisherman hauls in his net with a baby dolphin caught inside and says keeping it would not be forgiven, the worst sin of all.
Component breakdown
罪 = 罒 net + 非 not
- 罒 net
- 非 not
The old fisherman hauls in his net with a baby dolphin caught inside and says keeping it would not be forgiven, the worst sin of all.
How it is used
- Crime/guilt/sin - 犯罪 (fànzuì) to commit a crime, 罪犯 (zuìfàn) a criminal, 有罪 guilty.
- 得罪 (dézuì) = to offend someone: 我得罪他了 I've offended him.
- 受罪 (shòuzuì) = to suffer/have a hard time (enduring hardship), not necessarily about guilt.
- 罪魁祸首 (zuìkuí-huòshǒu) = the chief culprit/ringleader.