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Chinese symbol for “prosecution”

检方
jiǎn fāng
Traditional: 檢方
the prosecution; prosecutors

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prosecution is 检方 (jiǎn fāng), defined as: the prosecution; prosecutors.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

检 jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prosecution”

WordPinyinMeaning
控方kòng fāng(law) the prosecution
检控 (檢控)jiǎn kòngto prosecute (criminal); the prosecution
检控方 (檢控方)jiǎn kòng fāngthe prosecuting side (in a trial); the prosecution

Related words

Other words that share a character with 检方.

WordPinyinMeaning
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
检验 (檢驗)jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine
检察院 (檢察院)jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
检察官 (檢察官)jiǎn chá guānpublic prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “prosecution”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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