副官 (fù guān) — aide-de-camp | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A military officer who serves as a personal assistant to a senior commander, handling schedules, correspondence, and logistics. Refers specifically to the aide-de-camp role, not a generic 'deputy officer'.

noun

aide-de-camp

Measure word · 位

Examples

副官。
Tā shì jiāng jūn de fù guān.
He is the general's aide-de-camp.
副官。
fù guān Fù zé ān pái jiāng jūn de rì chéng.
The aide-de-camp is responsible for arranging the general's schedule.
副官。
Zhè wèi fù guān zài jūn duì zhōng hěn yǒu wēi wàng.
This aide-de-camp is very respected in the military.

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.

副fùdeputy

官guānofficer

The 副 means deputy and the 官 means officer, together naming a deputy officer.

Characters in this word

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

畐刂副

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刂Written in full as刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú副fù

Same sound today

副 is built from 畐, which gives its sound, and 刂, a form of the knife 刀.

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.

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