俊 (jùn): smart, eminent, handsome

俊 (jùn) is a Chinese character meaning “smart.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 夋 (phonetic). It ranks #1830 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 俊 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. smart
  2. eminent
  3. handsome

Etymology & Origin

俊

pictophoneticperson

Decomposition: ⿰亻夋 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
英俊adjectiveyīng jùnhandsome
俊俏adjectivejùn qiàoattractive and intelligent
俊美adjectivejùn měipretty
忍俊不禁phraserěn jùn bù jīncannot help laughing
俊秀adjectivejùn xiùwell-favored
俊杰nounjùn jiéelite
李俊lǐ jùnLi Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传
识时务者为俊杰phraseshí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances
海部俊树hǎi bù jùn shùKAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991
林俊杰lín jùn jiéJJ Lin (1981–), Singaporean pop star
马俊仁mǎ jùn rénMa Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach
帝俊dì jùnDijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾
忍俊rěn jùnsmiling
俊雅jùn yǎ(literary) elegant
朱俊zhū jùnZhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han
20
Total compounds
30
As first character
40
As last character
30
As middle character

俊 appears in 20 compound words: 30 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 俊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

俏qiào
0.476486 co-occurrences
朴pǔ
0.4512,022 co-occurrences
杰jié
0.4463,146 co-occurrences
李lǐ
0.4308,476 co-occurrences
熙xī
0.4142,020 co-occurrences
宏hóng
0.4101,690 co-occurrences
吴wú
0.3991,829 co-occurrences
英yīng
0.3888,236 co-occurrences
田tián
0.3855,718 co-occurrences
姜jiāng
0.384916 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

忍俊不禁rěnjùnbùjīnHSK 7+

to fail to keep from laughing; to be unable to suppress a smile

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这位老俊虽然年过八旬,但身体依然硬朗。

zhè wèi lǎo jùn suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .

Though over eighty years old, this old gentleman remains in robust health.

TvbsMar 2026

轰宾宾哥抹黑!“直播天王”林扬俊搜证要告了 酸他应先处理自身纠纷

hōng bīn bīn gē mā hēi ! zhí bō tiān wáng lín yáng jùn sōu zhèng yāo gào le suān tā yīng xiān chǔ lǐ zì shēn jiū fēn

Bombard Bingo smear!" "Lin Yangjun is going to sue for collecting evidence, and he should deal with his own dispute first

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

《港楼》中原施俊嵘:亚太区去年全年营业额逾43.5亿 促...

gǎng lóu zhōng yuán shī jùn 嵘 : yà tài qū qù nián quán nián yíng yè é yú 4 3 . 5 yì cù . . .

"Hong Kong Building" Zhongyuan Shi Junrong: The annual turnover of the Asia-Pacific region exceeded 4.35 billion yuan last year, promoting...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

台股连日破高 券商公会陈俊宏:长线上看5万点

tái gǔ lián rì pò gāo quàn shāng gōng huì chén jùn hóng : cháng xiàn shàng kàn 5 wàn diǎn

Taiwan stocks have broken high for several days Chen Junhong of the Brokerage Association: 50,000 points in the long run

LtnFeb 2026

川普仍有其他法源维持关税政策 林俊宪:蓝白刻意渲染恐慌

chuān pǔ réng yǒu qí tā fǎ yuán wéi chí guān shuì zhèng cè lín jùn xiàn : lán bái kè yì 渲 rǎn kǒng huāng

Trump still has other sources of law to maintain the tariff policy Lin Junxian: Blue and white deliberately exaggerate panic

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

...普关税急转弯!曾劝行政院暂缓与美谈判 施俊吉:可惜未获采用

. . . pǔ guān shuì jí zhuǎn wān ! céng quàn háng zhèng yuàn zàn huǎn yǔ měi tán pàn shī jùn jí : kě xī wèi huò cǎi yòng

... General tariff sharp turn! Shi Junji, who once persuaded the Executive Yuan to suspend negotiations with the United States, said: Unfortunately, it was not adopted

Tatoeba

我爸爸年轻的时候一定很英俊。

Wǒ bàba niánqīng de shíhou yīdìng hěn yīngjùn.

My father must have been handsome in his youth.

Tatoeba

汤姆是一个年轻而且英俊的人。

Tāngmǔ shì yī gè niánqīng érqiě yīngjùn de rén.

Tom is a young and handsome man.

Tatoeba

汤姆并不是玛丽说得那样英俊。

Tāngmǔ bìngbù shì Mǎlì shuō de nàyàng yīngjùn.

Tom wasn't as handsome as Mary said he was.

Tatoeba

俊杰今天请假,好像去考公职。

Jùnjié jīntiān qǐngjià, hǎoxiàng qù kǎo gōngzhí.

Chun-chieh took the day off. I think he's taking the civil service exam.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced jùn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 俊 (jùn) mean in Chinese?
俊 (jùn) primarily means "smart." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1830 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 俊 and 梭?
俊 (jùn) and 梭 (suō) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 亻 vs 木 (same 夋 component).
How many strokes does 俊 have?
俊 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 俊?
The radical associated with 俊 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 俊?
俊 is composed of: 亻 (semantic), 夋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻夋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 俊?
Common words with 俊 include: 英俊 (yīng jùn, "handsome"); 俊俏 (jùn qiào, "attractive and intelligent"); 俊美 (jùn měi, "pretty"); 忍俊不禁 (rěn jùn bù jīn, "cannot help laughing"); 俊秀 (jùn xiù, "well-favored"). There are over 20 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 俊 (jùn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jùn: 峻 ((of mountains) high), 骏 (fine horse), 竣 (complete), 浚 (to dredge (a river)), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 俊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 俊 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.