党员 (dǎng yuán) — party member (especially a member of the Chines…

Definition

noun

party member (especially a member of the Chinese Communist Party)

Measure word · 个

党员。
Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de dǎng yuán.
He is an outstanding party member.
党员。
dǎng yuán Yào dài tóu zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ.
Party members should take the lead in obeying the law.
党员。
Shè qū lǐ yǒu hěn duō dǎng yuán zhì yuàn zhě.
There are many party member volunteers in the community.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

党 names the organization, and 员 denotes a person belonging to 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.

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.

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

〇

〇líng員yuán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

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