肩章 (jiān zhāng) — epaulet (shoulder insignia on a uniform)

Definition

noun

epaulet (shoulder insignia on a uniform)

Measure word · 个

肩章。
Tā jūn fú shàng de jiān zhāng shǎn shǎn fā liàng.
The epaulets on his military uniform glittered.
肩章。
Jǐng chá zhì fú de jiān zhāng shàng yǒu yì kē xīng.
There is a star on the police uniform's epaulet.
肩章。
Zhè wèi jūn guān de jiān zhāng xiǎn shì tā shì shàng xiào.
This officer's epaulets show he is a colonel.

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.

肩 means shoulder and 章 means badge, denoting an insignia worn on the shoulder.

Characters in this word

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

肩 combines a shoulder shape with a flesh part to show a shoulder.

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

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.