诉

sù

accuse; sue; inform; narrate

How to write 诉, stroke by stroke

variant of 诉; to complain; to sue; to tell

Ideographic: Words 讠 of blame 斥; 斥 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 讠 + 斥

告诉gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
告诉gào suto tell; to inform; to let know
起诉qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
诉讼sù sònglawsuit
投诉tóu sùto lodge a complaint
上诉shàng sùto appeal (a judicial case); appeal
倾诉qīng sùto say everything (that is on one's mind)
控诉kòng sùto accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation
诉说sù shuōto recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
申诉shēn sùto file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal
胜诉shèng sùto win a court case
公诉人gōng sù réndistrict attorney; public prosecutor; procurator

告诉我，发生什么了？
gào sù wǒ ， fā shēng shén me le ？
Tell me what happened.
我想要你把真相告诉我。
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ bǎ zhēn xiàng gào sù wǒ 。
I want you to tell me the truth.
我想你把真相告诉我。
wǒ xiǎng nǐ bǎ zhēn xiàng gào sù wǒ 。
I want you to tell me the truth.
警察起诉他盗窃。
jǐng chá qǐ sù tā dào qiè 。
The police accused him of theft.
被告会向上级法院上诉。
bèi gào huì xiàng shàng jí fǎ yuàn shàng sù 。
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.