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to complain; to sue; to tell

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Words 讠 of blame 斥; 斥 also provides the pronunciation

Components 讠斥

accuse · Heisig RSH #936

words + 斥 reprimand

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
告诉	gào sù	to press charges; to file a complaint
告诉	gào su	to tell; to inform; to let know
上诉法院	shàng sù fǎ yuàn	appeals court
公诉人	gōng sù rén	district attorney; public prosecutor; procurator
提起公诉	tí qǐ gōng sù	to prosecute sb
起诉者	qǐ sù zhě	(law) plaintiff (in a civil case); prosecutor (in a criminal case)
起诉书	qǐ sù shū	indictment (law); statement of charges (law)
起诉员	qǐ sù yuán	prosecutor
行销诉求	xíng xiāo sù qiú	marketing message
自诉	zì sù	private prosecution (law); (of a patient) to describe (one's symptoms)
被上诉人	bèi shàng sù rén	appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
上诉	shàng sù	to appeal (a judicial case); appeal
分诉	fēn sù	to narrate; to explain; to justify oneself
反诉状	fǎn sù zhuàng	counterclaim
公诉	gōng sù	public prosecution; criminal prosecution
主诉	zhǔ sù	(medicine) to complain of; a patient's brief account of their illness; (law) main suit; pr…
反诉	fǎn sù	counterclaim; countercharge (law)
追诉时效	zhuī sù shí xiào	(law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limit…
刑诉法	xíng sù fǎ	criminal procedure; abbr. for 刑事訴訟法\|刑事诉讼法
起诉	qǐ sù	to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute