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爱国主义 (ài guó zhǔ yì) — patriotism

Definition

noun
patriotism

Examples

  • 爱国主义。
    ài guó zhǔ yì Shì měi gè gōng mín yīng gāi jù bèi de jī běn pǐn zhì.
    Patriotism is a basic quality that every citizen should possess.
  • 爱国主义。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng chōng mǎn le qiáng liè de ài guó zhǔ yì qíng gǎn.
    His speech was full of strong patriotic feelings.
  • 爱国主义。
    Xué xiào tōng guò lì shǐ jiào yù péi yǎng xué shēng de ài guó zhǔ yì jīng shén.
    The school cultivates students' patriotic spirit through history education.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

爱国love one's country
爱àilove国guócountry
动宾Verb + object
主义doctrine
主zhǔprincipal义yìmeaning
偏正Modifier + head

'爱国' points to love for one's country and '主义' to a guiding doctrine; together they name patriotism.

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 愛; 爱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
旡
旡jì愛ài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 愛, an older shape paired 心 (heart) with 旡 as its sound part; later a foot-like 夊 was added below. The simplified 爱 is a later variant that replaces the lower part with 友.

Open 爱 →

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

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.

Open 主 →

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 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →
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