军礼 (jūn lǐ) — military salute

Definition

noun
military salute

Examples

  • 军礼。
    Tā xiàng jiāng jūn jìng le yí gè biāo zhǔn de jūn lǐ.
    He gave a standard military salute to the general.
  • ，军礼。
    Zài yuè bīng shì shàng, shì bīng men zhěng qí dì xíng le jūn lǐ.
    During the military parade, the soldiers saluted neatly.
  • 军礼。
    Tā duì zhàn yǒu huí le yí gè biāo zhǔn de jūn lǐ.
    He returned a standard salute to his comrade.

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
礼lǐsalute

军, military, and 礼, salute or ceremony, together mean a military salute.

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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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 禮; 礼 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
礻Written in full as示shìaltar
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ禮lǐ
Same sound today

The traditional form 禮 pairs 礻 (altar) with 豊, a sound part, for performing rites at the altar; the simplified 礼 is a later shorthand.

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