Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
党 尚 黑 ⿱⿱龸口黑
Mandarin
dang3, zhang3
English
Definitions
party; association; club; society; faction; gang; political party
Mnemonic
Elevated 尚 or evil 黑
Etymology
Notes
Clearly communicates the idea of taking sides