党徽 (dǎng huī) — (noun) emblem of a political party, especially the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party

Definition

A specific emblem or badge that represents a political party — in Chinese contexts it almost always refers to the Communist Party emblem (sickle and hammer). Usually worn on clothing or displayed in formal settings like oath ceremonies.

noun
emblem of a political party, especially the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Measure word · 枚

Examples

  • 党徽，。
    Měi wèi dǎng yuán dōu yào pèi dài dǎng huī, láo jì zì jǐ de shēn fèn.
    Every party member should wear the party emblem and keep their identity in mind.
  • 党徽。
    dǎng huī Shàng de lián dāo hé chuí zi dài biǎo zhe gōng nóng lián méng.
    The sickle and hammer on the party emblem represent the worker-peasant alliance.
  • ，党徽。
    Rù dǎng yí shì shàng, xīn dǎng yuán miàn xiàng dǎng huī zhuāng yán xuān shì.
    At the party admission ceremony, new members faced the party emblem and took a solemn oath.

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.

党dǎngparty
徽huīemblem

党 party and 徽 emblem; together a party emblem.

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
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.

Open 党 →

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
糸糸mìcloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
微
微wēi徽huī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

徽 pairs 糸 (cloth) with 微 for the sound.

Open 徽 →

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