叛乱 (pàn luàn) — armed rebellion; insurrection; revolt

Definition

noun

armed rebellioninsurrectionrevolt

Measure word · 次

叛乱。
Zhèng fǔ xùn sù píng dìng le zhè chǎng pàn luàn.
The government quickly suppressed this rebellion.
叛乱。
Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō cì nóng mín pàn luàn.
There have been many peasant rebellions in history.
叛乱，。
Tā men fā dòng le wǔ zhuāng pàn luàn, shì tú tuī fān zhèng fǔ.
They launched an armed rebellion, attempting to overthrow the government.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

'叛' and '乱' both point to revolt and disorder, together meaning armed rebellion.

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.

半反叛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叛 pairs 反 as its meaning part with 半 as its sound part.

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 亂; 乱 is its simplified writing.

𤔔乚亂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乚Written in full as乙yǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

𤔔

𤔔𤔔亂luàn

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

The traditional form 亂 contains 𤔔, a drawing of combing tangled threads, and 乙; the simplified 乱 is only a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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