方针 (fāng zhēn) — policy, guidelines | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

方针 is a guiding policy or strategic line, broader and more directional than 政策 (specific policy/measure). Common in official and written contexts.

noun

policyguidelines

Measure word · 个

方针。
Guó jiā de fā zhǎn fāng zhēn yǐ jīng míng què.
The country's development policy is already clear.
方针。
Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de xiāo shòu fāng zhēn.
The company has formulated a new sales policy.
方针。
Zhè xiàng fāng zhēn xū yào quán tǐ yuán gōng de pèi hé.
This policy requires the cooperation of all employees.

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.

方fāngdirection

The parts for direction and needle combine to suggest a guiding principle for action.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 針; 针 is its simplified writing.

釒十針

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí針zhēn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 針 puts 釒, the metal side, beside 十, which gives the sound; 针 is a simplified shorthand.

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