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党 (dǎng) — (noun) political party; (historical) faction, clique

Definition

党 (dǎng) is a formal, written term for a 'political party' — narrower than 协会 or 社团 (any organized group) and more political than 派别 or 阵营 (generic factions/camps). The compound 政党 is the plain reading.

noun
political party(historical) factionclique
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 党。
    Tā jiā rù le yí gè xīn de dǎng.
    He joined a new political party.
  • 党。
    Zhè ge dǎng de chéng yuán yuè lái yuè duō.
    The membership of this party is growing.
  • ，党。
    Zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng, měi gè dǎng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de zhǔ zhāng.
    In elections, each party has its own platform.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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
尚shàng党dǎng
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.

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