(zhǎng guān) - commanding officer, superior in Mandarin
zhǎngguānTraditional: 長官
Translation
commanding officer, superior
Word origin
长官 (zhǎngguān) 'commanding officer, superior' joins 长 (zhǎng, 'senior, chief'; also cháng 'long') and 官 (guān, 'official'). 长 is a pictograph of a person with long flowing hair, hence 'long' and by extension 'elder, senior'; 官 shows a roof 宀 over a component for a body of people, the seat of an official.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 长 (zhǎng, 'senior', pictograph of long hair) + 官 (guān, 宀 roof + 𠂤)
Stroke order
长
官
Examples
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Commander, the mission is complete.
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The soldiers obey the officer's orders.
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The officer's orders must be obeyed.
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The officer ordered us to set out at once.
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Yes, sir!
长官 (zhǎng guān) - commanding officer, superior.
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