中 国 人 民 解 放 军

ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn

People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China

Traditional 中國人民解放軍

Meaning

ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūnzhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1

People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China

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Zhōng · central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

Radical 丨 · 4 strokes · Parts 口丨

Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

guó · country, nation, state; national

Radical 囗 · 8 strokes · Parts 囗玉

Ideographic: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗

Rén · man, person; people

Radical 人 · 2 strokes

Pictographic: The legs of a human being

mín · citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Radical 民 · 5 strokes · Parts 巳戈

Ideographic: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery

Jiě · to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

Radical 角 · 13 strokes · Parts 角刀牛

Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation

fàng · to release, to liberate, to free

Radical 攵 · 8 strokes · Parts 方攵

Pictophonetic: let go

jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

Radical 车 · 6 strokes · Parts 冖车

Ideographic: Soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车