Meaning
army; military; arms
Chinese: 军队、军事。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jun” becomes a different word in each tone. 军 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 冠军guàn jūnchampion
- 军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military
- 军人jūn rénserviceman; soldier; military personnel
- 亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up
- 军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops
Example Sentence
我哥哥是一名军人。Wǒ gē ge shì yì míng jūn rén.My older brother is a soldier.
我WǒI哥哥gē geolder brother是shìis一yìone名míngname军人jūn rénserviceman。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A cover (冖) over a chariot (车): chariots encircling a camp — ‘army, military, troops’. Simplified from 軍.
A way to remember it
Chariots (车) drawn up under cover (冖) — an army.
Easy to confuse with
- 车‘Vehicle’: the lower part of 军, on its own.