联邦 (lián bāng) — federation, commonwealth (political union of st…

Definition

noun

federationcommonwealth (political union of states)

Measure word · 个

联邦。
Měi guó shì yí gè lián bāng zhì guó jiā.
The United States is a federal state.
联邦。
lián bāng Zhèng fǔ fù zé wài jiāo hé guó fáng.
The federal government is responsible for diplomacy and national defense.
联邦。
Zhè ge lián bāng yóu shí gè zhōu zǔ chéng.
This federation is made up of ten states.

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.

'联' and '邦' combine as a united state or group of states.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

丰阝邦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as邑yì

Sound part声符shēngfú

丰

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

邦 combines 丰, which gives the sound, with 阝, the side form of 邑, a settlement.

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