共产

共產

gòngchǎn

adjective

Meanings

1 communist
2 communal ownership (of property)
3 of common property

Characters

together; common

property; produce

Examples

中国共产党成立于一九二一年。

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng chénglì yú yī jiǔ èr yī nián.

The Chinese Communist Party was founded in 1921.

共产主义主张生产资料公有。

Gòngchǎn zhǔyì zhǔzhāng shēngchǎn zīliào gōngyǒu.

Communism advocates public ownership of the means of production.

Tips

usage

Rarely stands alone — almost always in compounds: 共产党 (Communist Party), 共产主义 (communism), 共产国际 (Comintern). Literally 'share-property'.

Stroke Order

共 gòng

产 chǎn