军属 (jūn shǔ) — military dependents; family members of active-duty soldiers

Definition

军属 (jūnshǔ) refers specifically to the family members (spouse, parents, children) of active-duty soldiers — a narrower, more official term than the general 家属 ('family members of any household').

noun
military dependentsfamily members of active-duty soldiers
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 军属。
    Zhèng fǔ měi nián dōu huì wèi wèn jūn shǔ.
    The government visits military dependents every year.
  • 军属，。
    Tā zuò wéi jūn shǔ, xiǎng shòu le yī liáo bǔ zhù.
    As a military dependent, he received medical subsidies.
  • 军属。
    Shè qū wèi jūn shǔ jǔ bàn le lián huān huó dòng.
    The community held a social event for military dependents.

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.

军jūnmilitary
属shǔdependents

军 'military' and 属 'dependents' combine to mean family members of military personnel.

Characters in this word

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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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 屬; 属 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
㞑Written in full as尾wěitail
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ屬shǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 屬 pairs 㞑 (tail) with 蜀 as a sound part; the simplified 属 is a shorthand.

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