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军官 (jūn guān) — military officer

Definition

军官 refers specifically to a commissioned officer in the military — narrower than 军人 (any military personnel, enlisted or commissioned). It shares the 官 'official' character with 官员, but 官员 is for government officials, not military.

noun
military officer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 军官。
    Tā shì yì míng kōng jūn jūn guān.
    He is an air force officer.
  • 军官。
    Zhè wèi jūn guān zài bù duì lǐ hěn yǒu wēi xìn.
    This officer enjoys great prestige in the military unit.
  • 军官。
    Nián qīng jūn guān de jìn shēng xū yào jīng guò yán gé kǎo hé.
    The promotion of young officers requires passing strict evaluations.

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jūnmilitary
官guānofficial

军 specifies the kind of 官, an official in the military.

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.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

Open 官 →

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