政 (zhèng) — government (bound form); politics / political affairs (bound form)
Definition
政 (zhèng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'government / politics / political' — it almost never stands alone, but combines with characters like 府 (政府 government), 治 (政治 politics), 策 (政策 policy).
bound form
government (bound form)politics / political affairs (bound form)
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó zhèng fǔ fēi cháng zhòng shì jīng jì fā zhǎn.The Chinese government places great importance on economic development.
- 。Rén men duì zhèng zhì yuè lái yuè gǎn xìng qù.People are becoming more and more interested in politics.
- 。Zhè xiàng xīn zhèng cè yǐ jīng shí shī le.This new policy has already been implemented.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pūaction
政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.