侧写

側寫
cèxiě
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Jǐngfāng gēnjù fànzuì cèxiě suǒdìng le xiányírén.
Police narrowed in on the suspect based on the criminal profile.
Tā shàncháng duì rénwù jìnxíng xīnlǐ cèxiě.
He's skilled at psychological profiling of people.

Tips

usage
Originally just 'side-view portrait' (literally 'side' + '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

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