讼
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litigation
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 言 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 訟
- Common rank
- #2,538
- Unicode
- U+8BBC
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
litigate · Heisig RSH #1948
words + 公 public
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 讼
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在诉讼期间 | pendente lite; during litigation | |
| 刑事诉讼法 | criminal procedure | |
| 民事诉讼 | common plea; civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case) | |
| 词讼费 | legal fees; costs (of a lawsuit) | |
| 集体诉讼 | (law) class action | |
| 诉讼中 | pendente lite; during litigation | |
| 诉讼法 | procedural law | |
| 包揽词讼 | to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery | |
| 词讼 | lawsuit; legal case | |
| 争讼 | dispute involving litigation; legal dispute | |
| 听讼 | to hear litigation (in a law court); to hear a case | |
| 讼案 | lawsuit | |
| 诉讼 | lawsuit | |
| 涉讼 | to be involved in a lawsuit | |
| 讼棍 | (derog.) person who instigates lawsuits or otherwise exploits litigation for personal gain… | |
| 聚讼纷纭 | (of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom); to argue endlessly | |
| 诤讼 | to contest a lawsuit | |
| 酗讼 | to be drunk and rowdy |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 公 — compare how they read.