(jūn)

HSK 7-97 strokes

monarch

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jūn
Meaning
monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尹口

A leader 尹 giving orders 口

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

7 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 7-9

nobleman

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chǔjūn

heir apparent to a throne

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xiānjūn

my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor

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jūnzhǔ

monarch; sovereign

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people of good will (idiom); charitable person

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