Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced jun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced jun, including 军 jūn, 均 jūn, 君 jūn, 菌 jūn / jùn, 俊 jùn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
jun raises the front of the tongue for j, then opens into un; keep it light and joined, with the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial j
The tongue is high and forward. Do not add an English “d” sound.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (军 jūn, 均 jūn, 君 jūn, 菌 jūn / jùn, 俊 jùn) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound jun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
jun turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 军, 均, 君… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 俊, 郡 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing jun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.