political party; CL:個|个[ge4]
政 (zhèng) · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound.
党 (Dǎng) · 10 strokes
Simplified form of 黨. Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "dark". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.