军民 (jūn mín) — soldiers and civilians; the military and civilian sectors

Definition

noun
soldiers and civiliansthe military and civilian sectors

Examples

  • 军民。
    Zhè cì jiù yuán xíng dòng dé dào le guǎng dà jūn mín de zhī yuán.
    This rescue operation received support from the broad military and civilian community.
  • 军民。
    jūn mín Tuán jié shì guó jiā ān quán de zhòng yào bǎo zhàng.
    Unity between the military and civilians is an important guarantee of national security.
  • 军民。
    jūn mín Lián huān huó dòng zēng jìn le bǐ cǐ de lǐ jiě.
    The military-civilian gathering enhanced mutual understanding.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

军jūnmilitary
民míncivilians

军 means the military side, and 民 means civilians or people.

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.

Open 军 →

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

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

Open 民 →

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