不 法 分 子

bùfǎfènzǐ

criminal; lawbreaker; outlaw

Variant forms 不法份子

Meaning

bùfǎfènzǐbu4 fa3 fen4 zi3

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bù · no, not, un-; negative prefix

Radical 一 · 4 strokes

Ideographic: A bird flying toward the sky 一

fǎ · law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Radical 氵 · 8 strokes · Parts 氵去

Ideographic: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵

fèn · to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

Radical 刀 · 4 strokes · Parts 八刀

Ideographic: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀

zǐ · son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Radical 子 · 3 strokes · Parts 了一

Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

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