jūn
noun #2,731

Measure Word

zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 army; military
  2. 2 troops

Examples

Jūnrén hěn yǒnggǎn.
Soldiers are brave.
Cānjūn qù le.
Went to join the army.

Tips

usage
军人 = soldier, 军队 = army/troops, 冠军 = champion.

Components

radical
cover; canopy
Top is the cover radical, depicting a cloth or canopy stretched flat. In it stands in for the chariot-canopy of an army on the move — historically the char was (canopy) over (chariot), picturing chariots gathered under field tents. Indexing radical for filing purposes.
semantic
chē
cart; chariot
Bottom is the chariot — the simplified silhouette of (cart from above). The full character pictures a military encampment: tents pitched over the chariot park. From that came 'army, troops, military'. Same bottom in (storehouse), (turn) — chars built on the cart base.

Stroke Order

jūn