懂中文 Dong Chinese

黨

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.

Components
尚 sound component

尚  Sound component

shàng

  

esteem

黑 meaning component

黑  Meaning component

hēi

  

black

Evolution

黨 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
黨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
黨 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
黨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

党 (黨) 

dǎng

political party, gang, faction; party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[gè]

党 (黨) 

Dǎng

surname Dang

Most common words with 黨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

党

party

共和党

Republican Party

民主党

Democratic Party

党员

political party member

共产党

Communist Party

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

儻