(jūn): monarch, lord, gentleman

(jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “monarch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #984 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a leader 尹 giving orders 口. Its radical form (mouth) appears in many related characters such as (kǒu, mouth), (jiào, to call, to be called), (yòu, (bound form) right).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. monarch
  2. lord
  3. gentleman

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA leader 尹 giving orders 口

Decomposition: ⿸尹口 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yǐn jūn zǐopium eater
wěi jūn zǐhypocrite
bào jūntyrant
jūn zhǔmonarch
jūn zǐnobleman
jūn wángsovereign king
fū jūn(honorific) husband
jūn zhǔ zhìmonarchy
láng jūnmy husband and master (archaic)
jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎoConstantinople, capital of Byzantium
guó jūnmonarch
yǐn jūn zirecluse
shì jūnregicide
wáng zhāo jūnWang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four lege...
liáng shàng jūn zǐlit. the gentleman on the roof beam
76
Total compounds
33
As first character
34
As last character
33
As middle character

appears in 76 compound words: 33 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 33 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

tǎn
0.52238,262 co-occurrences
dīng
0.49336,078 co-occurrences
zhǔ
0.488169,332 co-occurrences
chún
0.4384,680 co-occurrences
xuǎn
0.42610 co-occurrences
0.4194,287 co-occurrences
chén
0.41813,878 co-occurrences
huì
0.401954 co-occurrences
qiào
0.396750 co-occurrences
wǎn
0.3952,202 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (12)

bīn bīn jūn zǐHSK 7+

refined gentleman

phrase
huǒdé xīngjūnHSK 7+

the god of fire

jūn zhǔ zhèng tǐHSK 7+

monarchy; autocracy

phrase
jūn zǐ zhī jiāoHSK 7+

friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

phrase
liángshàngjūnzǐHSK 7+

burglar; thief

phrase
rénrénjūnzǐHSK 7+

benevolent gentleman; public-spirited person; philanthropist

phrase
rúyìlángjūnHSK 7+

ideal husband; Mr. Right; Prince Charming

phrase
zhèngrénjūnzǐHSK 7+

an upright and honest person

phrase
zhōngjūn'àiguóHSK 7+

to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic

phrase
qījūnwǎngshàngHSK 7+

to deceive the emperor or monarch

phrase
shū rén jūn ziHSK 7+

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

phrase

Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing .

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

孩子们渴了,纷纷跑到饮水机前接水。

hái zǐ men jūn kě le , fēn fēn pǎo dào yǐn shuǐ jī qián jiē shuǐ .

The children were thirsty and rushed to the water cooler to fill their cups.

BastillepostFeb 2026

馨顺产经历人生最痛 囡囡4日大已识诈型

wáng jūn xīn shùn chǎn jīng lì rén shēng zuì tòng 囡 囡 4 rì dà yǐ shí zhà xíng

Wang Junxin gave birth smoothly and experienced the most painful in her life, and her daughter has learned about fraud on the 4th

EtnetFeb 2026

集团(00041)派特别股息,每持15股...

yīng jūn jí tuán ( 0 0 0 4 1 ) pài tè bié gǔ xī , měi chí 1 5 gǔ . . .

Great Eagle Group (00041) pays a special dividend, for every 15 shares held...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

遭民进党停权 撤销初选资格 陈怡:往前冲 绿营忧选情添变

zāo mín jìn dǎng tíng quán chè xiāo chū xuǎn zī gé chén yí jūn : wǎng qián chōng lǜ yíng yōu xuǎn qíng tiān biàn

Suspended by the DPP and disqualified from the primary election Chen Yijun: Rushing forward, the green camp is worried about the election situation

TvbsFeb 2026

“民进党宝宝”陈怡掰了!绿六都议员初选 3人遭撤销登记

mín jìn dǎng bǎo bǎo chén yí jūn bāi le ! lǜ liù dōu yì yuán chū xuǎn 3 rén zāo chè xiāo dēng jì

"DPP baby" Chen Yijun broke up! Three people in the primary election of the Green Six Metropolitan Councilors were deregistered

马来西亚诗华日报新闻网Feb 2026

颜玉:走出课室,倾听玛美里族雕刻背后的故事

yán yù jūn : zǒu chū kè shì , qīng tīng 玛 měi lǐ zú diāo kè bèi hòu de gù shì

Yan Yujun: Step out of the classroom and listen to the story behind the Mameli carvings

Tatoeba

美国的罪犯大多是吸毒成瘾的瘾子。

Měiguó de zuìfàn dàduō shì xīdúchéngyǐn de yǐnjūnzǐ.

Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.

Tatoeba

尽管受到暴的迫害,英雄还顽强地斗争。

Jǐnguǎn shòudào bàojūn de pòhài, yīngxióng hái wánqiáng de dòuzhēng.

In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.

Tatoeba

超爱追剧,韩剧、美剧她都看。

Wǎn jūn chāo ài zhuījù, Hán jù, Měijù tā dōu kàn.

Wan-chun’s a total drama addict — Korean, American, she watches them all.

Tatoeba

他不仅仅是一国之

Tā bù jǐnjǐn shì yī guó zhī jūn.

He was more than a king.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jūn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 君 (jūn) mean in Chinese?
君 (jūn) primarily means "monarch." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #984 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 君 have?
君 is written with 7 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 君?
The radical associated with 君 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 君?
君 is composed of: 尹 (structural), 口 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸尹口 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 君?
Common words with 君 include: 瘾君子 (yǐn jūn zǐ, "opium eater"); 伪君子 (wěi jūn zǐ, "hypocrite"); 暴君 (bào jūn, "tyrant"); 君主 (jūn zhǔ, "monarch"); 君子 (jūn zǐ, "nobleman"). There are over 76 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 君 (jūn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jūn: 军 ((bound form) army), 均 ((bound form) equal), 钧 (30 catties), 菌 (germ), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 君 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 君 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.