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名将 (míng jiàng) — famous general; great military commander

Definition

noun
famous generalgreat military commander
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 名将。
    Zhè wèi míng jiàng zài zhàn chǎng shàng lì xià le hè hè zhàn gōng.
    This famous general achieved brilliant military exploits on the battlefield.
  • 名将，。
    Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō míng jiàng, bǐ rú yuè fēi hé hán xìn.
    There were many famous generals in history, such as Yue Fei and Han Xin.
  • 名将。
    Tā cóng xiǎo lì zhì yào chéng wéi yì míng míng jiàng.
    He has aspired since childhood to become a famous general.

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.

名míngfamous
将jiānggeneral

“名” means famous and “将” means general, so it denotes a renowned commander.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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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 將; 将 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
爿
爿pán將jiāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 將 combines 爿, which also supplies a sound and may show a small table, with ⺼ (meat) and 寸 (hand) to picture offering meat as tribute. The simplified 将 is a later shorthand.

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