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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
刑事 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
刑事 ＝ 刑 ＋ 事
ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ · xíngshì
adj — criminal (relating to crime and punishment, as opposed to civil)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

刑punishment, penalty (刑罰)xíngthe knife 刂 — the instrument of punishment
事matter, affair (事情)shì
刑事，刑罰的刑，事情的事。
關 · Related
民事mínshìthe opposite — civil matters, not criminal刑罰xíngfáthe same 刑 — punishment