菌 (jūn): germ, bacteria, fungus
菌 (jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “germ.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 囷 (phonetic). It ranks #1717 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 菌 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- germ
- bacteria
- fungus
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 菌
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病菌 | bìng jūn | harmful bacteria |
| 杆菌 | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) |
| 霉菌 | méi jūn | mold |
| 真菌 | zhēn jūn | fungi |
| 葡萄球菌 | pú tao qiú jūn | staphylococcus |
| 链球菌 | liàn qiú jūn | streptococcus (genus of bacteria) |
| 杀菌 | shā jūn | to kill germs |
| 沙门氏菌 | shā mén shì jūn | Salmonella |
| 菌类 | jūn lèi | fungus |
| 大肠杆菌 | dà cháng gǎn jūn | Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
| 球菌 | qiú jūn | coccus (spherical bacteria pathogen) |
| 病原菌 | bìng yuán jūn | a pathogen |
| 带菌者 | dài jūn zhě | asymptomatic carrier |
| 灭菌 | miè jūn | to sterilize |
| 酵母菌 | jiào mǔ jūn | yeast |
菌 appears in 100 compound words: 17 as the first character, 62 as the last, and 21 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 菌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
菌字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
jūn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The character for fungus has a very distinctive writing style that left a deep impression on me.
泰国猪链球菌疫情升温!49人染病3人不治 当局急呼吁...
tài guó zhū liàn qiú jūn yì qíng shēng wēn ! 4 9 rén rǎn bìng 3 rén bù zhì dāng jú jí hū xū . . .
The Streptococcus suis epidemic in Thailand is heating up! 49 people were infected and 3 died, and the authorities urgently appealed...
幽门杆菌粪便检测 吃成药恐测不准
yōu mén gān jūn fèn biàn jiǎn cè chī chéng yào kǒng cè bù zhǔn
Helicobacter stool test Eating over-the-counter medicine may not be accurate
...几天 老人吃进ICU!“冰箱杀手”李斯特菌究竟为何?
. . . jī tiān lǎo rén chī jìn I C U ! bīng xiāng shā shǒu lǐ sī tè jūn jiū jìng wéi hé ?
... A few days the old man was admitted to the ICU!" Refrigerator killer "What is listeria bacteria?
医起看/老翁处理海鲜感染海洋弧菌 截肢保住一命
yī qǐ kàn lǎo wēng chǔ lǐ hǎi xiān gǎn rǎn hǎi yáng hú jūn jié zhī bǎo zhù yī mìng
The old man treated seafood infected with Vibrio marine and amputated his limb to save his life
...筛检增3成” 泌尿医曝观察:染淋病、披衣菌最常见
. . . shāi jiǎn zēng 3 chéng mì niào yī pù guàn chá : rǎn lín bìng , pī yī jūn zuì cháng jiàn
... Screening increased by 30%" Urologist exposure observation: gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common
细菌微小到无法用肉眼看到。
Xìjūn wēixiǎo dào wúfǎ yòng ròuyǎn kàn dào.
Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
手机如同马桶一样被细菌污染。
Shǒujī rútóng mǎtǒng yīyàng bèi xìjūn wūrǎn.
A cell phone is as contaminated with bacteria as a toilet is.
这种牛奶是无菌的。
Zhèzhǒng niúnǎi shì wújūn de.
This milk is germ-free.
Character Family
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