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无政府主义 (wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì) — anarchism

Definition

The political ideology that rejects the state and all coercive government, seeking a stateless society. As a -主义 compound, it pairs with verbs like 主张, 反对, or 信仰 to express stance toward the ideology.

noun
anarchism

Examples

  • 无政府主义。
    wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì Zhǔ zhāng chè dǐ xiāo miè guó jiā hé zhèng fǔ.
    Anarchism advocates the complete abolition of the state and government.
  • 无政府主义。
    Hěn duō rén duì wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì cún zài wù jiě.
    Many people have misunderstandings about anarchism.
  • 无政府主义。
    Tā xiě le yì běn guān yú wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì de zhù zuò.
    He wrote a book about anarchism.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Open 无 →

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.

Open 政 →

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
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.

Open 府 →

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

Open 主 →

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 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →
Appears in
Government & Politics

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