| 初 |
chū fàn | first offender / first offense |
| 初 |
chū | (bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |
| 犯 |
fàn | to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |