Chinese

政府

zhèngfǔ
government
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6
  • ZF

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  • characterChinese政 “government; political power”
    • soundChinese正 “straight; upright in proper position; middle”
      • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
      • meaningChinese止 “foot”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese府 “government repository”
    • meaningChinese广 “house built to depend on a cliff”
    • soundChinese付 “to give; to deliver; to hand over”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese寸 “Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475 cm.”

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