将领 (jiàng lǐng) — high-ranking military officer; general

Definition

noun

high-ranking military officergeneral

Measure word · 位

Examples

将领。
Zhè wèi jiàng lǐng zài zhàn chǎng shàng lì xià le hè hè zhàn gōng.
This general made outstanding military achievements on the battlefield.
将领。
Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō zhù míng de jiàng lǐng dōu chū shēn yú pǔ tōng jiā tíng.
Many famous generals in history came from ordinary families.
将领，。
Tā shì yí wèi zhì yǒng shuāng quán de jiàng lǐng, shēn shòu shì bīng ài dài.
He is a general of both wisdom and courage, deeply loved by his soldiers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

将jiānggeneral

领lǐngleader

General and leader combine to mean high-ranking military officer.

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.

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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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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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