州政府 (zhōu zhèng fǔ) — state government | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

state government

Examples

州政府。
Zhè ge zhōu zhèng fǔ zhèng zài zhì dìng xīn de jiào yù zhèng cè.
This state government is formulating new education policies.
州政府。
zhōu zhèng fǔ De yù suàn xū yào yì huì pī zhǔn.
The state government's budget needs approval from the legislature.
州政府。
Tā men xiàng zhōu zhèng fǔ shēn qǐng le zī jīn yuán zhù.
They applied to the state government for financial assistance.

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.

政府government

政zhèngpolitical affairs府fǔoffice

偏正Modifier + head

州 means state, and 政府 means government; together they name a state government.

Characters in this word

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

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.

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

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù府fǔ

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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