刑事
Old HSK 6
刑事 (xíngshì) · criminal (law)
刑事 (xíngshì) means “criminal (law); penal”. It is written with 2 characters: 刑 (punishment) + 事 (matter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 刑事 is built
The characters
刑 xíng · punishment
What 刑 is made of
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
这是一起刑事案件。Zhè shì yìqǐ xíngshì ànjiàn.This is a criminal case.
他是一名刑事律师。Tā shì yīmíng xíngshì lǜshī.He is a criminal lawyer.
Questions about 刑事
What does 刑事 mean?
刑事 (xíngshì) means “criminal (law); penal”.
How do you pronounce 刑事?
刑事 is pronounced xíngshì.
Which HSK level is 刑事?
刑事 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 故事gùshistory
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 本事běnshiability
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 事实shìshífact
Learn 刑事 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 203: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.