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陆军 (lù jūn) — army, ground forces

Definition

陆军 means the army / ground forces — the land-based branch of the military, as opposed to 海军 (navy) or 空军 (air force). 军队 and 部队 are broader terms covering all armed forces.

noun
armyground forces
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 陆军。
    lù jūn De zhǔ yào rèn wu shì dì miàn zuò zhàn.
    The main mission of the army is ground combat.
  • 陆军。
    Tā zài lù jūn fú yì le shí nián.
    He served in the army for ten years.
  • 陆军。
    lù jūn Hé hǎi jūn jīng cháng jìn xíng lián hé yǎn xí.
    The army and the navy often conduct joint exercises.

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.

陆lùland
军jūnarmy

陆 names land and 军 names the military force, together meaning ground forces.

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 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
坴
坴lù陸lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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