Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

crowd; flock; group

Chinese: 人群、群体,也作量词。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “qun” becomes a different word in each tone. 群 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 人群rén qúncrowd
  • 群众qún zhòngmass; multitude; the masses
  • 群体qún tǐcommunity; colony
  • 成群结队chéng qún jié duì(idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowd
  • 鹤立鸡群hè lì jī qúna crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior

Example Sentence

一群小鸟停在树上。Yì qún xiǎo niǎo tíng zài shù shàng.A flock of little birds rested on the tree.

oneqúngroup小鸟xiǎo niǎosmall birdtíngto stopzàiatshùtreeshàngon