715–719 • BASIC CHARACTERS
民 715 5 strokes
党 716 10 strokes
MÍN, folk, people [A]* 人民 rénmín the common people [A] 民主 mínzhǔ democracy, be democratic [B] L5 民间 mínjiān among the people; folk (adjective); non-governmental [C] L6 民用 mínyòng for civil use, civil [C] L6 民事 mínshì relating to civil law [D] 民意 mínyì the will of the people [D] DǍNG, association; political party; family name [B] L6 国民党 Guómíndǎng Kuomingtang, Nationalist Party 民主党 Mínzhǔdǎng Democratic Party 入党 rùdǎng to join or be admitted to a political party (or to the Party) 党报 dǎngbào party newspaper (MN) Brother wears a “fancy hat” joining the party
黨
717 6 strokes
CHǍN, to produce, product; property [A] Distinguish from 厂 (229, p. 46), 广 (363, p. 73), and 严 (Pt. 2, p. 236b). 出产 chūchǎn to produce; production output [D] 产业 chǎnyè property (real estate) [D] L6 特产 tèchǎn special local product [D] 共产党 Gōngchǎndǎng Communist Party [B]
斩
ZHǍN, to behead; to cut to pieces ; (dialect) to cheat somebody; to blackmail [D] The character may be remembered as “a chariot with axes in it.” 斩除 zhǎnchū to eradicate, extirpate 斩首 zhǎnshǒu to behead
产
產
718 8 strokes
暂
斬 ZÀN, temporarily [B] 暂时 zànshí temporarily [B] L4 暂且 zànqiě for a short time [D] L6 短暂 duǎnzàn be brief, transient [D] 暂定 zàndìng be provisional, temporary (MN) Cut the sun temporarily
719 12 strokes
暫
*In Han-Ying Cidian, 民 is one of 11 “left-over” characters, not classified under a radical.
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