君主制 (jūn zhǔ zhì) — monarchy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

monarchy

Examples

君主制。
Yīng guó shì yí gè jūn zhǔ zhì guó jiā.
The UK is a monarchy country.
，君主制。
Xīn hài gé mìng hòu, zhōng guó de jūn zhǔ zhì bèi tuī fān le.
After the Xinhai Revolution, China's monarchy was overthrown.
君主制。
Yǒu xiē guó jiā de jūn zhǔ zhì zhì jīn réng rán bǎo liú zhe.
In some countries, the monarchy is still preserved to this day.

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.

君主ruler

君jūnruler主zhǔmaster

联合Coordinate

君主 means ruler, and 制 means system, so together it names a monarchy.

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.

尹口君

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尹

尹yǐn君jūn

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

君 combines 尹 and 口. Early forms were often interchangeable with 尹, and 口 may show commands or simply be decorative.

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Appears in

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