社长 (shè zhǎng) — president; director (of an association, society…

Definition

社长 is the head of an association, society, club, or publishing house — not a company (use 总经理 for that) and not a country (use 主席).

noun

presidentdirector (of an association, society, or club)

Measure word · 位

社长。
Tā shì zhè jiā chū bǎn shè de shè zhǎng.
He is the president of this publishing house.
社长。
shè zhǎng Míng tiān zhǔ chí huì yì.
The director will chair the meeting tomorrow.
社长。
Wǒ men shè tuán de shè zhǎng hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
The president of our club is very experienced.

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.

社shèsociety or organization

社 means society or organization and 长 means leader, so it denotes the leader of such a group.

Characters in this word

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

社 joins 示 (god; deity) and 土 (soil), so its shape is about the god of the land.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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