真主党 (Zhēn zhǔ dǎng) — Hezbollah (Lebanese Shia Islamist political par…

Definition

noun

Hezbollah (Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group)

真主党。
Lí bā nèn jìng nèi de Zhēn zhǔ dǎng shì yí gè yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì de zhèng zhì hé jūn shì zǔ zhī.
Hezbollah within Lebanon is an influential political and military organization.
，真主党。
Jìn nián lái, Zhēn zhǔ dǎng cān yù le duō cì dì qū chōng tū.
In recent years, Hezbollah has participated in multiple regional conflicts.
真主党。
Guó jì shè huì duì Zhēn zhǔ dǎng de tài dù gè bù xiāng tóng.
The international community's attitude toward Hezbollah varies.

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.

真主God

偏正Modifier + head

真主 means God, and 党 means party, so the whole word names the party devoted to God.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowrie; shell

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠂈

𠂈𠂈真zhēn

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

真 pairs 貝 (cowrie shell, used for the meaning) with 𠂈, which gave the sound and originally drew a headlong fall.

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.

Most 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

儿儿érhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

党 pairs 尚, giving its sound, with 儿, a human.

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