共产党人 (gòng chǎn dǎng rén) — member of the Chinese Communist Party

Definition

Literally 'Communist Party person' — a member of the CCP, often used in formal or political writing rather than everyday speech.

noun

member of the Chinese Communist Party

Measure word · 个

共产党人，。
Tā shì yí wèi jiān dìng de gòng chǎn dǎng rén, shǐ zhōng wèi rén mín fú wù.
He is a steadfast Communist Party member, always serving the people.
共产党人。
Zhè běn shū jiǎng shù le gòng chǎn dǎng rén zài gé mìng shí qī de fèn dòu gù shi.
This book tells the story of Communist Party members' struggles during the revolutionary period.
共产党人，。
Zuò wéi gòng chǎn dǎng rén, bì xū yán gé zūn shǒu dǎng de jì lǜ.
As a Communist Party member, one must strictly adhere to party discipline.

Characters in this word

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

共 shows 廾, two hands, holding up an object. That object was written 口 and later became the 廿-like top.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

生生shēngto be born

Sound part声符shēngfú

彥

彥yàn產chǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

儿儿érhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

党 pairs 尚, giving its sound, with 儿, a human.

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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