要犯 Traditional form: 要犯 Pinyin (reading): yàofàn Definitions: major criminal Characters: 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime Traditional characters: 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime