犯

• 拼音: fàn
• 汉字拆解: 犯 = 犭 (dog) + 㔾 (phonetic) — trespassing like a dog

含义

To commit (a crime or mistake); to violate; to offend. Doing something wrong or against rules.

Versatile verb with several key uses: 犯错 (make a mistake), 犯法/犯罪 (commit a crime), 犯规 (violate rules), 犯病 (have an episode of illness). Can also mean 'to provoke' (犯得着 = worth provoking?). Related: 罪犯 (criminal), 犯人 (prisoner).

例句

1. 他年轻的时候犯过一些错误，但后来都改正了。
2. 再犯同样的错误就不可原谅了。
3. 明知道违法还去做，这不是明摆着犯法吗？

用法指南

语境: law, mistakes, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 人人都会犯错，重要的是从错误中学习。(Everyone makes mistakes; what matters is learning from them.)
• 犯这种错误太不应该了。(Making this kind of mistake is really unacceptable.)

错误说法

• 把'犯'和'饭'发音混淆 (Don't confuse the pronunciation of 犯 (fàn, 4th tone) with 饭 (fàn, 4th tone) — same pronunciation but completely different characters)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 犭 (dog radical) + 㔾 (phonetic). The dog radical may relate to wild/aggressive behavior or trespassing like a stray dog.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal