讼
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litigation
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How 讼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 公 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
litigate · Heisig RSH #1948
words + 公 public
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 公
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 公 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公 sound component | gōng | fair, equitable; public; duke |
| 松 | sōng | pine tree; fir tree |
| 翁 | wēng | old man; father, father-in-law |
| 颂 | sòng | to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn |
| 瓮 | wèng | urn, earthen jar |
| 忪 | sōng | calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil |
| 彸 | zhōng | agitated, restless |
| 蚣 | gōng | centipede |
| 鈆 | yán | lead (element) |
Words containing 讼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在诉讼期间 | zài sù sòng qī jiān | pendente lite; during litigation |
| 刑事诉讼法 | xíng shì sù sòng fǎ | criminal procedure |
| 民事诉讼 | mín shì sù sòng | common plea; civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case) |
| 词讼费 | cí sòng fèi | legal fees; costs (of a lawsuit) |
| 集体诉讼 | jí tǐ sù sòng | (law) class action |
| 诉讼中 | sù sòng zhōng | pendente lite; during litigation |
| 诉讼法 | sù sòng fǎ | procedural law |
| 包揽词讼 | bāo lǎn cí sòng | to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery |
| 词讼 | cí sòng | lawsuit; legal case |
| 争讼 | zhēng sòng | dispute involving litigation; legal dispute |
| 听讼 | tīng sòng | to hear litigation (in a law court); to hear a case |
| 讼案 | sòng àn | lawsuit |
| 诉讼 | sù sòng | lawsuit |
| 涉讼 | shè sòng | to be involved in a lawsuit |
| 讼棍 | sòng gùn | (derog.) person who instigates lawsuits or otherwise exploits litigation for personal gain… |
| 聚讼纷纭 | jù sòng fēn yún | (of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom); to argue endlessly |
| 诤讼 | zhèng sòng | to contest a lawsuit |
| 酗讼 | xù sòng | to be drunk and rowdy |