Word and Radical Components of 政治家

The Chinese word 政治家 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
政治家	zhèngzhìjiā	1. n. politician
政治家		政治家可信嗎？ - Can politicians be trusted?

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
政	zhèng	1. government; political power
	政府 - government
	2. regulation; rule; decree
	3. politics; political affairs
	政治 - politics
	4. administrative affairs of governmental departments, families or organisations
治	zhì, chí	1. to govern; to regulate; to administer
	2. to treat; to cure (disease)
	3. to exterminate; to kill
	4. to punish; to discipline; to teach someone a lesson
	哎-呦you！可有人治-治zhi 這.個賤貨了！ - Ah! Finally there is someone to teach this nasty person a lesson!
	5. to research; to specialise in (a topic)
	6. socially stable
	7. (historical) seat of a local government
	8. political affairs
chí	9. (Ancient river name.)
yí	10. (Ancient river name.)
	11. (Cantonese) Short for 三文治, sandwich, tr=-
	腿蛋daan6-2 治 - ham and egg sandwich
家	jiā, jia	1. Simplified form of 傢
gū	2. Only used in 大家#Pronunciation 3 (大家, tr=dàgū)

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

政

zhèng

1. government; political power

政府 - government

2. regulation; rule; decree

3. politics; political affairs

政治 - politics

4. administrative affairs of governmental departments, families or organisations

治

zhì, chí

1. to govern; to regulate; to administer

2. to treat; to cure (disease)

3. to exterminate; to kill

4. to punish; to discipline; to teach someone a lesson

哎-呦you！可有人治-治zhi 這.個賤貨了！ - Ah! Finally there is someone to teach this nasty person a lesson!

5. to research; to specialise in (a topic)

6. socially stable

7. (historical) seat of a local government

8. political affairs

chí

9. (Ancient river name.)

yí

10. (Ancient river name.)

11. (Cantonese) Short for 三文治, sandwich, tr=-

腿蛋daan6-2 治 - ham and egg sandwich

家

jiā, jia

1. Simplified form of 傢

gū

2. Only used in 大家#Pronunciation 3 (大家, tr=dàgū)

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
正	zhèng	1. straight; upright in proper position; middle
	正門 - front door
	把畫掛正。 - Hang the painting straight.
	Antonyms: 歪
	2. right; proper; correct; upright
	正路 - right way; correct path
	正派 - decent; upright; proper
	公正 - just; fair
	他作風不正。 - He behaves with impropriety.
	行haang4得正企得正 - to act in a proper manner
	3. obverse; right
	25 美分硬幣的正面是華盛頓總統的頭像。 - The obverse of a quarter shows the profile of George Washington.
	Antonyms: 反
	4. regular; standard
	正規 - regular; standard
	正楷 - regular script
	5. precisely; directly; perfectly
	正前方 - straight ahead
	正南 - due south
	6. primary; chief; main; full
	正文 - main body
	正副主任 - full director and deputy director
	正省級 - full-provincial level
	7. pure; unmixed; authentic; true
	正紅色 - pure red
	8. pretty; attractive; beautiful
	9. (Cantonese) awesome; fantastic
	依間餐廳正zeng3 呀！ - This restaurant is awesome!
	10. just now; right now; in the process of
	我正等著着zhe 呢。 - I'm waiting.
	外面正在下雪。 - It's snowing outside.
	那時候我正在上海讀書。 - At that time I was studying in Shanghai
	11. just; exactly; precisely
	正如你剛才說的。 - Precisely as you have said just now
	12. to straighten; to make straight
	把帽子正一正 - to straighten out one’s hat
	13. to make right; to rectify; to correct
	正音 - to correct one's pronunciation
	14. (numeral) ten duodecillion(10)
	15. (mathematics) regular
	正六邊形 - regular hexagon
	正四面體 - regular tetrahedron
	16. (mathematics) positive; plus
	正整數 - positive integer
	17. (physics) positive
	正極 - positive pole
	18. (time) sharp; on the dot
	正午 - noon
	而家係五點正zing3。 - It's 5 o'clock on the dot.
	19. (Hakka, Teochew) only; merely
	20. (Hakka, Teochew) just; just now
	21. (Hakka, Teochew) only then; only after
	22. (Hakka, Teochew) (Used to emphasize that something is/is not.)
	23. (Min Nan) right (direction)
	24. (tally marks) five (successive strokes of 正 are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
zhēng	25. first (month of the lunar year)
	新正zhēng - first month of the lunar new year
攴	pū	1. rap
	2. to hit lightly; to tap
	3. usage. When used as a component in other characters, 攴 can be referred to as 敲字邊.

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

正

zhèng

1. straight; upright in proper position; middle

正門 - front door

把畫掛正。 - Hang the painting straight.

Antonyms: 歪

2. right; proper; correct; upright

正路 - right way; correct path

正派 - decent; upright; proper

公正 - just; fair

他作風不正。 - He behaves with impropriety.

行haang4得正企得正 - to act in a proper manner

3. obverse; right

25 美分硬幣的正面是華盛頓總統的頭像。 - The obverse of a quarter shows the profile of George Washington.

Antonyms: 反

4. regular; standard

正規 - regular; standard

正楷 - regular script

5. precisely; directly; perfectly

正前方 - straight ahead

正南 - due south

6. primary; chief; main; full

正文 - main body

正副主任 - full director and deputy director

正省級 - full-provincial level

7. pure; unmixed; authentic; true

正紅色 - pure red

8. pretty; attractive; beautiful

9. (Cantonese) awesome; fantastic

依間餐廳正zeng3 呀！ - This restaurant is awesome!

10. just now; right now; in the process of

我正等著着zhe 呢。 - I'm waiting.

外面正在下雪。 - It's snowing outside.

那時候我正在上海讀書。 - At that time I was studying in Shanghai

11. just; exactly; precisely

正如你剛才說的。 - Precisely as you have said just now

12. to straighten; to make straight

把帽子正一正 - to straighten out one’s hat

13. to make right; to rectify; to correct

正音 - to correct one's pronunciation

14. (numeral) ten duodecillion(10)

15. (mathematics) regular

正六邊形 - regular hexagon

正四面體 - regular tetrahedron

16. (mathematics) positive; plus

正整數 - positive integer

17. (physics) positive

正極 - positive pole

18. (time) sharp; on the dot

正午 - noon

而家係五點正zing3。 - It's 5 o'clock on the dot.

19. (Hakka, Teochew) only; merely

20. (Hakka, Teochew) just; just now

21. (Hakka, Teochew) only then; only after

22. (Hakka, Teochew) (Used to emphasize that something is/is not.)

23. (Min Nan) right (direction)

24. (tally marks) five (successive strokes of 正 are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)

zhēng

25. first (month of the lunar year)

新正zhēng - first month of the lunar new year

攴

pū

1. rap

2. to hit lightly; to tap

3. usage. When used as a component in other characters, 攴 can be referred to as 敲字邊.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
水	shuǐ	1. water
	請給我一杯水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
	喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
	冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
	冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
	凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
	熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
	開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
	滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
	水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
	水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
	水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
	雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
	海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
	飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
	礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
	蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
	水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
	水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
	碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
	脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
	水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
	雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
	2. liquid; potion; juice
	口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
	汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
	羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
	香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
	眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
	3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
	要叫什麼水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
	欲叫什sím物水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
	4. (archaic) river
	漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
	5. body of water
	水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
	三面環水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
	6. flood
	發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
	7. additional cost or income
	8. (dialectal) rain
	9. (Cantonese) money
	磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
	掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
	10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
	三嚿水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
	11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
	12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
	13. to swim
	水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
	14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
	這裡的大學太水了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
	15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off
	16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)
	17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
	18. Sui people
	水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
	19. Variant of 媠
台		1. Simplified form of 臺
	2. Simplified form of 颱
	3. Simplified form of 檯
yí	非台yí 小子敢行稱亂。 - It is not I, the little child, who dare to raise a rebellion.
	4. =====Usage notes=====
	5. The surname(台, tr=Yí) is different from the surname (zh-m, 臺*, tr=Tái). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.
tāi	6. Used in place names
tái	7. Used in 三台 (name of a star)
	8. historical placename in modern Shandong
	(Alternative form 邰)
	9. Variant of 鮐
sì	10. Alternative form of 嗣
	11. Alternative form of 始

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

水

shuǐ

1. water

請給我一杯水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.

喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water

冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water

冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water

凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C

熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water

開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water

滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C

水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium

水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour

水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature

雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater

海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater

飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water

礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water

蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water

水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice

水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity

碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate

脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration

水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning

雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide

2. liquid; potion; juice

口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva

汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat

羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid

香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume

眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop

3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)

要叫什麼水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?

欲叫什sím物水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN

4. (archaic) river

漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River

5. body of water

水路 - shuǐlù - waterway

三面環水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides

6. flood

發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood

7. additional cost or income

8. (dialectal) rain

9. (Cantonese) money

磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C

掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C

10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars

三嚿水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C

11. (Cantonese) source of revenue

12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide

13. to swim

水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability

14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless

這裡的大學太水了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.

15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off

16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)

17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.

18. Sui people

水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)

19. Variant of 媠

台

1. Simplified form of 臺

2. Simplified form of 颱

3. Simplified form of 檯

yí

非台yí 小子敢行稱亂。 - It is not I, the little child, who dare to raise a rebellion.

4. =====Usage notes=====

5. The surname(台, tr=Yí) is different from the surname (zh-m, 臺*, tr=Tái). Note that 臺 has been simplified to 台 in mainland China.

tāi

6. Used in place names

tái

7. Used in 三台 (name of a star)

8. historical placename in modern Shandong

(Alternative form 邰)

9. Variant of 鮐

sì

10. Alternative form of 嗣

11. Alternative form of 始

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
宀	mián	1. a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms
	2. a kind of flower
	3. (Kangxi radical #40 宀* (“roof”))
	4. usage. As a component, often referred to as 寶蓋頭.
豕	shǐ	1. (obsolete) pig; boar

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

宀

mián

1. a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms

2. a kind of flower

3. (Kangxi radical #40 宀* (“roof”))

4. usage. As a component, often referred to as 寶蓋頭.

豕

shǐ

1. (obsolete) pig; boar

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
一	一	1. one
	一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
	一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
	一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
	一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
	一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
	一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
	2. each; every
	給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
	3. single; alone
	獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
	專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
	4. whole; entire; all: throughout
	他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
	5. same; identical
	大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
	大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
	6. (classical) another; alternative
	蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
	7. (formal) certain aforementioned
	「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
	8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
	9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once
	10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
	11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
	12. Indicating the intention to try
	13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
	14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
	15. once; as soon as; upon
	一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
	我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
	一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
	一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
	16. (gay slang) top
	一號 - yīhào - a top
	17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
	18. =====Usage notes=====
yī	19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
	20. one
	21. each; every
	22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect	23. (Beijing) one
	24. =====Usage notes=====
止	zhǐ	1. to stop; to halt
	休止 - to stop
	2. to bring to an end; to stop; to relieve
	止癢 - to stop itching (irritation)
	3. to end; to finish
	4. only (original form of 只)
	5. 71st tetragram of the Taixuanjing (?)
	6. (literary, archaic) (Sentence-final particle indicating an emphasis.)

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

一

1. one

一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long

一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured

一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low

一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night

一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C

一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right

2. each; every

給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.

3. single; alone

獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person

專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous

4. whole; entire; all: throughout

他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.

5. same; identical

大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size

大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C

6. (classical) another; alternative

蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.

7. (formal) certain aforementioned

「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律

8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:

9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once

10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look

11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C

12. Indicating the intention to try

13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it

14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C

15. once; as soon as; upon

一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.

我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.

一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off

一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?

16. (gay slang) top

一號 - yīhào - a top

17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die

18. =====Usage notes=====

yī

19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).

20. one

21. each; every

22. whole; entire; all

yíeijing dialect

23. (Beijing) one

24. =====Usage notes=====

止

zhǐ

1. to stop; to halt

休止 - to stop

2. to bring to an end; to stop; to relieve

止癢 - to stop itching (irritation)

3. to end; to finish

4. only (original form of 只)

5. 71st tetragram of the Taixuanjing (?)

6. (literary, archaic) (Sentence-final particle indicating an emphasis.)

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
厶		1. private
	2. Variant of 私
	3. Variant of 某
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
	漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
	這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
	2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
	入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
	出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
	門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
	3. gateway
	張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
	口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
	口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
	4. hole; cut
	口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
	傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
	5. port
	電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
	Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
	6. perimeter
	人口 (rénkǒu) - population
	戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
	7. government organ; department
	三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
	我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
	8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
	9. Variant of 名

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

厶

1. private

2. Variant of 私

3. Variant of 某

口

kǒu

1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity

漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.

這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.

2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)

入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance

出口 (chūkǒu) - exit

門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway

3. gateway

張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou

口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall

口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

4. hole; cut

口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole

傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound

5. port

電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port

Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port

6. perimeter

人口 (rénkǒu) - population

戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou

7. government organ; department

三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three

我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?

8. (neologism, slang) to fellate

9. Variant of 名