侧写

側寫

cèxiě

noun

Meanings

1 profile (sketch from the side)
2 (criminal / offender) profiling
3 to profile

Characters

to write; depict

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方根据犯罪侧写锁定了嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng gēnjù fànzuì cèxiě suǒdìng le xiányírén.

Police narrowed in on the suspect based on the criminal profile.

HSK 7-9

他擅长对人物进行心理侧写。

Tā shàncháng duì rénwù jìnxíng xīnlǐ cèxiě.

He's skilled at psychological profiling of people.

Tips

usage

Originally just 'side-view portrait' (literally 侧 'side' + 写 'depict'), the term picked up the 'criminal profiling' meaning from FBI procedurals like 《犯罪心理》 (Criminal Minds). Both meanings are still active.

Stroke Order

侧 cè

写 xiě