群 (qún): group, crowd, flock, herd, pack etc
群 (qún) is a Chinese character meaning “group.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 君 (phonetic) and 羊 (semantic). It ranks #570 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 群 sheep. Its radical form 羊 (sheep) appears in many related characters such as 羊 (yáng, sheep), 美 (měi, (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲)), 羞 (xiū, shy).
Definitions
- group
- crowd
- flock, herd, pack etc
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 群
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群岛noun | qún dǎo | group of islands |
| 合群adjective | hé qún | to fit in |
| 成群verb | chéng qún | in groups |
| 开曼群岛proper-noun | kāi màn qún dǎo | Cayman Islands |
| 群山 | qún shān | mountains |
| 族群noun | zú qún | ethnic group |
| 羊群noun | yáng qún | flock of sheep |
| 超群verb | chāo qún | surpassing |
| 鹤立鸡群phrase | hè lì jī qún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) |
| 害群之马noun | hài qún zhī mǎ | lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) |
| 种群noun | zhǒng qún | population (of a species) |
| 成群结队phrase | chéng qún jié duì | (idiom) making up a group |
| 群居verb | qún jū | to live together (in a large group or flock) |
| 蜂群noun | fēng qún | bee colony |
| 群落noun | qún luò | community |
群 appears in 100 compound words: 34 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 18 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 群 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (20)
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit; accomplishment out of the ordinary
to be committed to one's work or studies and enjoy socializing with friends to learn from one another
Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)
Cook Islands (an archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit; accomplishment out of the ordinary
Showing 12 of 20 idioms containing 群.
Example Sentences
这个群字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě qún zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "群" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
低糖食品有哪些?糖尿病患者和减肥人群需求不同吗
dī táng shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? táng niào bìng huàn zhě hé jiǎn féi rén qún xū qiú bù tóng ma
What are the low-sugar foods? Do diabetics and weight loss people have different needs?
瑞士同性恋群体担心仇视情绪反弹
ruì shì tóng xìng liàn qún tǐ dān xīn qiú shì qíng xù fǎn dàn
The Swiss gay community fears a backlash of hatred
搭完邮轮有“离船症候群”?30-60岁女性最常见
dā wán yóu lún yǒu lí chuán zhèng hòu qún ? 3 0 6 0 suì nǚ xìng zuì cháng jiàn
After a cruise, "disembarkation syndrome" is most common among women aged 30-60
...盘奔向3万4?两大变数酿短压 关注五大族群走势
. . . pán bēn xiàng 3 wàn 4 ? liǎng dà biàn shǔ niàng duǎn yā guān zhù wǔ dà zú qún zǒu shì
... The market is running towards 30,000 4? Two major variables cause short-term pressure and pay attention to the trend of the five major groups
脂肪肝不是胖人专利 三类高危族群与改善关键
zhī fáng gān bù shì pàng rén zhuān lì sān lèi gāo wēi zú qún yǔ gǎi shàn guān jiàn
Fatty liver is not the patent of fat people, three types of high-risk groups and the key to improvement
小偷迅速地窜入了人群。
Xiǎotōu xùnsù de cuàn rù le rénqún.
The thief whipped out into the crowd.
我们被一大群蜜蜂攻击。
Wǒmen bèi yī dà qún mìfēng gōngjī.
We were attacked by swarms of bees.
群众妨碍了警员执行任务。
Qúnzhòng fáng'ài le jǐng yuán zhíxíng rènwu.
The crowd obstructed the police in the discharge of their duties.
这座城市被群山环绕。
Zhè zuò chéngshì bèi qúnshān huánrào.
The mountains were all around the city.
Character Family
羊 Radical Family — Characters sharing the sheep radical
Homophones — Characters pronounced qún
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