懂中文 Dong Chinese

党

dǎng

political party

Original meaning: 

dark

Simplified form of 黨. Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "dark". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
尚 sound component

尚  Sound component

shàng

  

esteem

儿 simplified component

儿  Simplified component

rén, ér, r

  

child

Shorthand for the 黑 component in the traditional character 黨.

Evolution

党 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
党 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
党 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
党 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
党 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

党 (黨) 

dǎng

political party, gang, faction; party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[gè]

党 (黨) 

Dǎng

surname Dang

Most common words with 党
Freq.
Word
Meaning

党

party

共和党

Republican Party

民主党

Democratic Party

党员

political party member

共产党

Communist Party

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

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