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领导人 (lǐng dǎo rén) — leader

Definition

noun
leader
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 领导人。
    Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo rén zài huì yì shàng fā biǎo le zhòng yào jiǎng huà.
    This leader delivered an important speech at the meeting.
  • 领导人。
    Tā shì yí wèi yōu xiù de tuán duì lǐng dǎo rén.
    She is an excellent team leader.
  • 领导人。
    Guó jiā lǐng dǎo rén guān xīn rén mín de shēng huó.
    The national leader cares about the people's livelihood.

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.

领导lead
领lǐnglead导dǎoguide
联合Coordinate
人rénperson

领导 means to lead, and 人 marks the person who does it.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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