dǎng
political party
Original meaning:
dark
Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "dark". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 黨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
party | ||
Republican Party | ||
Democratic Party | ||
political party member | ||
Communist Party |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
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