Chinese

法官

fǎguān
judge (public judicial official); justice (Classifier: 位 m; 名 m; 個／个 m)
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese法 “law; rule; regulation; statute”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • meaningChinese廌 “a kind of small deer-like ungulate, antelope”
    • soundChinese盍 “why; how”
  • characterChinese官 “government official, public servant”
    • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • ideaChinese𠂤 “ancient form of 師 (“troops”)”

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