军 (jūn): (bound form) army, military
军 (jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) army.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冖 (structural) and 车 (structural). It ranks #102 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 军 soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车. Its radical form 冖 (cover) appears in many related characters such as 写 (xiě, to write), 农 (nóng, (bound form) agriculture), 冠 (guàn, hat).
Definitions
- (bound form) army
- military
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSoldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车
Decomposition: ⿱冖车 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 军
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 将军noun | jiāng jūn | general | 6 |
| 冠军noun | guàn jūn | champion | 5 |
| 军队noun | jūn duì | armed forces | 6 |
| 军人noun | jūn rén | serviceman | 6 |
| 亚军noun | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest) | 6 |
| 季军noun | jì jūn | third in a race | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海军 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs |
| 空军 | kōng jūn | air force |
| 军官 | jūn guān | officer (military) |
| 军方 | jūn fāng | military |
| 军士 | jūn shì | soldier |
| 军团 | jūn tuán | corps |
| 陆军 | lù jūn | army |
| 美军 | měi jūn | US army |
| 军火 | jūn huǒ | weapons and ammunition |
| 参军 | cān jūn | to join the army |
| 军用 | jūn yòng | (for) military use |
| 叛军 | pàn jūn | rebel army |
| 敌军 | dí jūn | enemy troops |
| 进军 | jìn jūn | (military) to march |
军 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 0 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 军 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
lone army putting up a brave fight; fighting alone without help; struggling hard without support
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 军.
Example Sentences
军字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
jūn zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character for "military" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
沙特阿拉伯前官员:任何对伊朗的军事打击都将是一场代价高昂的豪赌
shā tè ā lā bó qián guān yuán : rèn hé duì yī lǎng de jūn shì dǎ jī dōu jiāng shì yī chǎng dài jià gāo áng de háo dǔ
Former Saudi Arabian official: Any military strike on Iran will be a costly gamble
...奥会)冰雪“意”犹未尽:米兰冬奥会上中国军团的“名场面”
. . . ào huì ) bīng xuě yì yóu wèi jǐn : mǐ lán dōng ào huì shàng zhōng guó jūn tuán de míng chǎng miàn
... Olympic Games) Ice and snow "meaning" is not finished: the "famous scene" of the Chinese legion at the Milan Winter Olympics
中国网军4千帐户攻击高市早苗 矢板明夫:台日两国...
zhōng guó wǎng jūn 4 qiān zhàng hù gōng jī gāo shì zǎo miáo shǐ bǎn míng fū : tái rì liǎng guó . . .
China's Cyber Army 4,000 accounts attacked Sanae Takaichi Akio Yaita: Taiwan and Japan...
俄军打击乌能源设施 乌克兰多地大面积停电
é jūn dǎ jī wū néng yuán shè shī wū kè lán duō dì dà miàn jī tíng diàn
Russian forces hit Ukrainian energy facilities Large-scale power outages in many places in Ukraine
冬奥会|家乡连线:“我儿子是冠军!”——宁忠岩家乡..
dōng ào huì jiā xiāng lián xiàn : wǒ ér zǐ shì guàn jūn ! — — nìng zhōng yán jiā xiāng . .
Winter Olympics|Hometown Connection: "My son is a champion!" ——Ning Zhongyan's hometown:
拿破仑率军到俄罗斯。
Nápòlún lǜ jūn dào éluósī.
Napoleon led his troops to Russia.
政府应该彻底加强军队建设！
Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi chèdǐ jiāqiáng jūnduì jiànshè!
The government should strengthen their army once and for all!
苏联军队开始从阿富汗撤军了。
Sūlián jūnduì kāishǐ cóng āfùhàn chèjūn le.
The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
我们军队总是被游击队骚扰。
Wǒmen jūnduì zǒngshì bèi yóujīduì sāorǎo.
Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.
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