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Kanji Detail for 黨 - "comrade, party, clan, village"
黨
- Meaning
黨 means "comrade, party, clan, village."
Comrade - A companion; a fellow.
Party - A group sharing the same ideals.
Clan - Family members; relatives.
Village - A settlement; an administrative unit of five hundred households in the Zhou dynasty.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
party; faction; clique
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
political party, gang, faction
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Dang
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
political party, gang, faction
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Five hundred families make a 黨. An administrative division in ancient times. As in 鄰里鄉黨 (neighborhoods and communities). | Relatives by blood and marriage are all called 黨. As in 父黨 (father's relatives), 母黨 (mother's relatives), 妻黨 (wife's relatives). | Associates. Those who form organizations with shared goals are all called 黨 (party). | To protect unjustly. Helping to conceal wrongs is called 黨. The Analects says: "I have heard that a gentleman does not show favoritism."
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