人民军 (rén mín jūn) — People's Army (especially the Korean People's Army or similar state forces)

Definition

noun
People's Army (especially the Korean People's Army or similar state forces)
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 人民军。
    rén mín jūn Bǎo wèi zhe guó jiā de ān quán.
    The People's Army defends the security of the country.
  • 人民军。
    Tā nián qīng shí jiā rù le rén mín jūn.
    He joined the People's Army when he was young.
  • 人民军。
    rén mín jūn De jì lǜ fēi cháng yán gé.
    The discipline of the People's Army is very strict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

人民people
人rénperson民mínpeople
联合Side by side
军jūnarmy

人民军 is 人民 (people) plus 军 (army), naming an army of the people.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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