军政府 (jūn zhèng fǔ) — military government; junta

Definition

noun

military governmentjunta

Examples

军政府。
Zhè ge guó jiā bèi jūn zhèng fǔ tǒng zhì le shí nián.
This country was ruled by a military government for ten years.
军政府。
jūn zhèng fǔ De dǎo tái ràng rén mín kàn dào le xī wàng.
The fall of the junta gave the people hope.
军政府。
Guó jì shè huì duì jūn zhèng fǔ de zhì cái yuè lái yuè yán lì.
International sanctions against the military government are becoming increasingly severe.

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

政府government

政zhènggovernment府fǔoffice

偏正Modifier + head

军 means military and 政府 means government, so the word names a government run by 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.

Open 军 →

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

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng政zhèng

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

Open 政 →

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

广付府