[[Image:Cn-rsk.gif|right|thumb|Flag of the Peoples Republic of China from 1928 - 7 Nov 1931.<br> The Soviet Republic of China, referred to as the Jiangxi Soviet Republic, was declared Dec 1, 1931.]]
''The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party of China'' reports:
''The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party of China'' reports:
{{quotebox|According to the book “Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters,” [1] the traditional Chinese character “dang,” meaning “party” or “gang,” consists of two radicals that correspond to “promote or advocate” and “dark or black,” respectively.
{{quotebox|According to the book “Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters,” [1] the traditional Chinese character “dang,” meaning “party” or “gang,” consists of two radicals that correspond to “promote or advocate” and “dark or black,” respectively.