罪
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zuì · sin, vice

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #1978
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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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罒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 罪

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zuìWords pronounced zuì
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Example sentences

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Wǒ shì bu shì dé zuì tā le?我是不是得罪他了?

Have I offended him?

Source: Tatoeba #5941701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ wǒ de xíngwéi kàn chéng shì fàn zuì.我把我的行为看成是犯罪。

I viewed my action as a crime.

Source: Tatoeba #2029310 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì fàn méi yǒu fàng rén zhì men zǒu.罪犯没有放人质们走。

The criminal didn't let the hostages go.

Source: Tatoeba #1326316 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí shí, yǒu zuì de rén shì nǐ.其實,有罪的人是你。

Actually, you're the guilty one.

Source: Tatoeba #13865934 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo cǎo jiān de duì huà bú yào dé zuì dà shù.小草间的对话不要得罪大树。

In conversation among the small grasses, do not offend the big tree.

Source: Tatoeba #1754873 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè yǒu yù móu de fàn zuì.这是一个有预谋的犯罪。

This was a premeditated crime.

Source: Tatoeba #842649 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 罪 in context

  1. Say zuì, then recall the core meaning: sin, vice.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 得罪 (dé zuì), meaning “to commit an offense”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 罪 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.