军马 (jūn mǎ) — warhorse; military horse

Definition

noun
warhorsemilitary horse
Measure word · 匹

Examples

  • ，军马。
    Gǔ dài zhàn chǎng shàng, jūn mǎ shì shì bīng zuì zhōng chéng de huǒ bàn.
    On ancient battlefields, warhorses were the soldiers' most loyal companions.
  • 军马，。
    Zhè pǐ jūn mǎ xùn liàn yǒu sù, néng zài pào huǒ zhōng bǎo chí lěng jìng.
    This warhorse is well-trained and can stay calm under gunfire.
  • 军马。
    Gǔ dài qí bīng xū yào měi tiān zhào liào zì jǐ de jūn mǎ.
    Ancient cavalry soldiers had to care for their own warhorses every day.

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
马mǎhorse

军 indicates army use, and 马 is a horse.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Open 马 →

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