新四军 Traditional form: 新四軍 Pinyin (reading): Xīnsìjūn Definitions: New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists Characters: 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 四 - four 军 - army, military; soldiers, troops Traditional characters: 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 四 - four 軍 - army, military; soldiers, troops