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共产党 (gòng chǎn dǎng) — the Communist Party (especially the Chinese Communist Party)

Definition

Standard term for the Communist Party, especially the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党). In political/news contexts it usually means the CCP; the official full name is 中国共产党.

noun
the Communist Party (especially the Chinese Communist Party)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 共产党1921。
    gòng chǎn dǎng Chéng lì yú 1921 nián.
    The Communist Party was founded in 1921.
  • 共产党。
    gòng chǎn dǎng De lǐng dǎo shì zhōng guó zhèng zhì zhì dù de hé xīn.
    The leadership of the Communist Party is the core of China's political system.
  • 共产党。
    Zhè cì huì yì shì gòng chǎn dǎng de zhòng yào jué cè chǎng suǒ.
    This meeting is an important decision-making venue for the Communist Party.

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.

共产common property
共gòngcommon产chǎnproperty
偏正Modifier + head
党dǎngparty

The party of common property: 共 means common, 产 means property, and 党 means party.

Characters in this word

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

  • 廾廾gǒngtwo hands
  • 口口kǒuan object

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

Open 共 →

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.

Open 产 →

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
尚shàng党dǎng
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.

Open 党 →
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