(jūn)

HSK 56 strokesTrad.

(bound form) army

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jūn
Meaning
(bound form) army; military
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱冖车

Soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : Soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 車

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jūn
HSK 5

second place (in a sports contest); runner-up

Open 亚军 page →
guànjūn
HSK 5

champion

Open 冠军 page →
jūnrén
HSK 5

serviceman

Open 军人 page →
jiāngjūn
HSK 6

(common place name)

Open 将军 page →
kōngjūn
HSK 6

air force

Open 空军 page →
jūnshì
HSK 6

military affairs; (attributive) military

Open 军事 page →
jūnjiàn
HSK 6

warship

Open 军舰 page →

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