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统治者 (tǒng zhì zhě) — ruler (person who rules)

Definition

noun
ruler (person who rules)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 统治者。
    Gǔ dài tǒng zhì zhě cháng cháng tōng guò zhàn zhēng kuò dà lǐng tǔ.
    Ancient rulers often expanded their territory through war.
  • 统治者。
    Yí wèi hǎo de tǒng zhì zhě yīng gāi guān xīn rén mín de fú zhǐ.
    A good ruler should care about the well-being of the people.
  • 统治者。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de tǒng zhì zhě shí xíng le xīn de jīng jì zhèng cè.
    The ruler of this country implemented new economic policies.

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.

统治rule/govern
统tǒngunify/lead治zhìgovern
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson who

It means a person who rules; 统治 means to rule, and 者 points to the person doing it.

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 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
充
充chōng統tǒng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
台
台tái治zhì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

Open 治 →

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

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →
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