自由民主党 (Zì yóu Mín zhǔ dǎng) — Liberal Democratic Party (political party, e.g.…

Definition

noun

Liberal Democratic Party (political party, e.g. in Japan)

自由民主党。
Rì běn Zì yóu Mín zhǔ dǎng zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng huò dé le duō shù xí wèi.
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party won a majority of seats in the election.
自由民主党。
Zì yóu Mín zhǔ dǎng De zhèng cè duì jīng jì fā zhǎn yǒu hěn dà yǐng xiǎng.
The Liberal Democratic Party's policies have a great impact on economic development.
自由民主党，。
Tā jiā rù le Zì yóu Mín zhǔ dǎng, kāi shǐ cān yù zhèng zhì huó dòng.
He joined the Liberal Democratic Party and began participating in political activities.

Characters in this word

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

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

自 originally drew a nose. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write 自, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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

It began as a drawing of new shoots or leaves growing upward from a plant-like base.

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

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

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.

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

儿儿érhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

党 pairs 尚, giving its sound, with 儿, a human.