连长 (lián cháng) — company commander (military)

Definition

noun

company commander (military)

Measure word · 位

连长。
Wǒ men de lián cháng jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
Our company commander has a lot of experience.
连长。
lián cháng Mìng lìng wǒ men míng tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn jí hé.
The company commander ordered us to assemble at 6 tomorrow morning.
连长。
Tā dāng le sān nián de lián cháng.
He has been a company commander for three years.

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.

连 is the military company and 长 is its leader.

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 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

辶車連

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

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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