Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (訟)
Simplified (讼)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
訟
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
訟
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
訟
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
訟
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
訟
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
訟
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
訟
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
訟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
讼 / 訟 [sòng]
litigation
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
诉讼 [sùsòng] #3,271
lawsuit
民事诉讼 [mínshìsùsòng] #18,160
common plea
刑事诉讼法 [xíngshìsùsòngfǎ] #23,981
criminal procedure
诉讼法 [sùsòngfǎ] #58,262
procedural law
讼案 [sòng'àn] #58,189
lawsuit
涉讼 [shèsòng] #52,837
to be involved in a lawsuit
听讼 [tīngsòng] #63,821
to hear litigation (in a law court)
聚讼纷纭 [jùsòngfēnyún] #67,726
(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom)
包揽词讼 [bāolǎncísòng] #72,354
to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
在诉讼期间 [zàisùsòngqījiān]
pendente lite
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JAPANESE WORDS (35)
⭐ 訴訟 [そしょう] #21,666
lawsuit
離婚訴訟 [りこんそしょう] #103,837
divorce suit
民事訴訟 [みんじそしょう] #108,592
civil action
刑事訴訟法 [けいじそしょうほう] #112,404
Code of Criminal Procedure
集団訴訟 [しゅうだんそしょう] #118,866
class action
訴訟事件 [そしょうじけん] #141,564
lawsuit
刑事訴訟 [けいじそしょう] #150,964
criminal action
訴訟費用 [そしょうひよう] #166,029
(lawsuit) costs
訴訟記録 [そしょうきろく] #166,427
record (of legal proceedings in a court)
少額訴訟 [しょうがくそしょう] #176,658
small claims lawsuit
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