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bureaucrat · the government · organ

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Strokes8
Frequency#230
Radicalroof(3)

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Strokes8

Component Breakdown

=

roof + 㠯

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of roof and phonetic. Person working in building.

Symbolism

Bureaucrat, government office, government. Represents public organization.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

半官半民

はんかんはんみん

semi-governmental; semi-official; semi-governmental

判官贔屓

ほうがんびいき

sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog; sympathy for a tragic hero

官尊民卑

かんそんみんぴ

putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism; putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people

無位無官

むいむかん

having no special rank or title; having no special rank or title

貪官汚吏

たんかんおり

corrupt government official; corrupt government official

高位高官

こういこうかん

(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions; (person of) high rank and office (exalted station)

文武百官

ぶんぶひゃっかん

all the officials, both military and civil; all the officials, both military and civil

官官接待

かんかんせったい

bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds; bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds