以军 (yǐ jūn) — Israeli soldiers; the Israeli military

Definition

noun
Israeli soldiersthe Israeli military

Examples

  • 以军。
    yǐ jūn Zài biān jìng dì qū jiā qiáng le xún luó.
    The Israeli military has intensified patrols in the border area.
  • 以军。
    Zhè cì xíng dòng yóu yǐ jūn de jīng yīng bù duì zhí xíng.
    This operation was carried out by elite units of the Israeli military.
  • 以军。
    Guó jì shè huì duì yǐ jūn de xíng dòng biǎo shì guān zhù.
    The international community expressed concern over the actions of the Israeli soldiers.

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.

以yǐIsrael
军jūnarmy

The 以 (Israel) and 军 (army) together mean the Israeli military.

Characters in this word

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

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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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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