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军事法庭 (jūn shì fǎ tíng) — military court; military tribunal

Definition

noun
military courtmilitary tribunal
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 军事法庭。
    Tā bèi sòng dào le jūn shì fǎ tíng jiē shòu shěn pàn.
    He was sent to the military court to stand trial.
  • 军事法庭。
    Zhè ge jūn shì fǎ tíng fù zé chǔ lǐ jūn rén de wéi fǎ xíng wéi.
    This military court handles soldiers' illegal acts.
  • 军事法庭。
    Tā zài jūn shì fǎ tíng shàng wèi zì jǐ biàn hù.
    He defended himself in the military court.

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.

军事military
军jūnmilitary事shìaffairs
偏正Modifier + head
法庭court
法fǎlaw庭tíngcourt
偏正Modifier + head

军事 means military and 法庭 means court, together a military court.

Characters in this word

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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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
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
廷
廷tíng庭tíng
Same sound today

庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.

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Law & JusticeMilitary & Defense

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