Chinese

組織

/t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵/
to organize; to arrange
  • TOCFL 6
  • 组织

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Origin

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 組(そ)織(しき) (soshiki), which was in turn a semantic readaptation of Chinese 組織／组织 (zǔzhī).

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Lineage

  • borrowedJapanese組
  • characterChinese組 “to weave”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese且 “this”
  • characterChinese織 “to weave; to knit”
    • soundChinese戠 “sword”
      • ideaChinese音 “sound; voice; tone”
      • ideaChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”

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