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红军 (Hóng Jūn) — (proper noun) the Chinese Red Army (1927–1937); a member or veteran of the Red Army

Definition

Proper noun for the Chinese Red Army (1927–1937), the Communist force of the civil-war and Long March era. Also used for a member or veteran of that army.

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(proper noun) the Chinese Red Army (1927–1937)a member or veteran of the Red Army

Examples

  • 红军。
    Hóng Jūn Zài cháng zhēng tú zhōng kè fú le wú shù jiān nán xiǎn zǔ.
    The Red Army overcame countless hardships and dangers during the Long March.
  • 红军。
    Tā shì yí wèi céng jīng cān jiā gé mìng de Hóng Jūn lǎo zhàn shì.
    He is an old Red Army veteran who took part in the revolution.
  • 红军。
    Cān guān Hóng Jūn jì niàn guǎn ràng wǒ gèng shēn kè dì liǎo jiě le nà duàn lì shǐ.
    Visiting the Red Army Memorial Hall gave me a deeper understanding of that period of history.

Origin

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.

红hóngred
军jūnarmy

An 军 marked by 红, the Red Army.

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 紅; 红 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng紅hóng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紅 puts 糸 (silk) next to 工, which gives the sound; the simplified 红 is a later shorthand.

Open 红 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →
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