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军方 (jūn fāng) — the military (as an institution, especially in contrast to civilian authorities)

Definition

noun
the military (as an institution, especially in contrast to civilian authorities)

Examples

  • 军方。
    jūn fāng Biǎo shì jiāng quán lì zhī chí zāi hòu chóng jiàn gōng zuò.
    The military stated that it will fully support post-disaster reconstruction work.
  • 军方。
    Zhèng fǔ yǔ jūn fāng zhī jiān bǎo chí zhe mì qiè de hé zuò guān xì.
    The government and the military maintain close cooperative relations.
  • 军方。
    jūn fāng Fā yán rén méi yǒu tòu lù jù tǐ de xíng dòng xì jié.
    The military spokesperson did not disclose specific operational details.

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
方fāngside

It joins 军, meaning military, with 方, meaning side, to refer to the military as a party.

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 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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