巴解组织 (bā jiě zǔ zhī) — Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Definition

noun
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Examples

  • 巴解组织1964。
    bā jiě zǔ zhī Chéng lì yú 1964 nián.
    The PLO was founded in 1964.
  • 巴解组织。
    bā jiě zǔ zhī Dài biǎo cān jiā le hé píng huì yì.
    Representatives of the PLO attended the peace conference.
  • 巴解组织。
    Xǔ duō guó jiā chéng rèn bā jiě zǔ zhī wèi hé fǎ dài biǎo.
    Many countries recognize the PLO as a legitimate representative.

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.

巴解Palestine Liberation
巴bāPalestine解jiěliberation
偏正Modifier + head
组织organization
组zǔorganize织zhīweave
联合Side by side

巴解 names Palestine Liberation, while 组织 denotes an organized body.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 巴 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

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