Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin

Chinese: 犯罪。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zui” becomes a different word in each tone. 罪 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 罪犯zuì fàncriminal
  • 犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
  • 罪恶zuì ècrime; evil; sin
  • 得罪dé zuìto commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪
  • 受罪shòu zuìto endure; to suffer; hardships; torments

Example Sentence

法官判定他没有罪。Fǎ guān pàn dìng tā méi yǒu zuì.The judge ruled that he was not guilty.

法官Fǎ guānjudge (in court)判定pàn dìngto judgehe没有méi yǒuhaven'tzuìguilt