敌群 (dí qún) — a group of enemies; enemy group

Definition

noun
a group of enemiesenemy group
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 敌群。
    Wǒ jūn yǒng gǎn dì chōng xiàng le dí qún.
    Our army bravely charged towards the enemy group.
  • 敌群。
    Tā men chéng gōng bāo wéi le dí qún.
    They successfully surrounded the enemy group.
  • 敌群。
    Zhēn chá bīng fā xiàn le yǐn cáng zài shù lín zhōng de dí qún.
    The scouts discovered the enemy group hidden in the forest.

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.

敌díenemy
群qúngroup

A 群 group made up of 敌 enemies.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 敵; 敌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pūto tap; to hit
Sound part声符shēngfú
啻
啻chì敵dí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 敵 pairs 啻 as a sound part with 攴, a part for tapping or hitting.

Open 敌 →

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
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Open 群 →

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