领主 (lǐng zhǔ) — feudal lord; suzerain | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

feudal lordsuzerain

Measure word · 个

Examples

，领主。
Zài zhōng shì jì de ōu zhōu, lǐng zhǔ yōng yǒu dà piàn tǔ dì.
In medieval Europe, feudal lords owned large tracts of land.
领主。
Zhè wèi lǐng zhǔ duì guó wáng bǎo chí zhōng chéng.
This suzerain remained loyal to the king.
领主。
Xiǎo shuō zhōng de lǐng zhǔ shì yí gè lěng kù de jué sè.
The feudal lord in the novel is a cold-hearted character.

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.

领lǐngterritory

领 (territory) and 主 (lord) mean a lord over a territory.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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