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军

jūn army

6 strokes

军 (jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “army”. It is written from 冖 (cover) and 车 (vehicle; cart), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.

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Structure

冖 + 车

Top–bottom structure

  • 冖 cover · mì simplified form
  • 车 vehicle; cart · chē meaning

Structure from: 说文解字·車部（軍，圜圍也。四千人為軍。从車，从包省）；简化字形上部作「冖」，非「勹」；现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 核验：6 画 = 冖 2 画 + 车 4 画

Memory aid

A cover (冖) stretched over a vehicle (车): rows of canopied trucks rolling in formation — that is an army.

This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.

Stroke order

6 strokes

In real words

  • 军人jūn rénsoldier; serviceman; member of the armed forces军 = jūn
  • 军队jūn duìarmy; troops; armed forces军 = jūn
  • 亚军yà jūnrunner-up; second place军 = jūn
  • 军曹jūn cáosergeant (military rank, esp. in the Japanese army)军 = jūn
  • 军阀jūn fáwarlord军 = jūn
  • 军舰jūn jiànwarship军 = jūn
  • 冠军guàn jūnchampion; first place军 = jūn
  • 将军jiàng jūngeneral (military rank)军 = jūn
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All readings

jūn main reading

army

army; military; troops; armed forces

武装部队；也指军队中的建制单位。 — studyhanzi 编写

Words with this reading

  • 军人jūn rénsoldier; serviceman; member of the armed forces军 = jūn
  • 军队jūn duìarmy; troops; armed forces军 = jūn
  • 亚军yà jūnrunner-up; second place军 = jūn
  • 军曹jūn cáosergeant (military rank, esp. in the Japanese army)军 = jūn
  • 军阀jūn fáwarlord军 = jūn
  • 军舰jūn jiànwarship军 = jūn
  • 冠军guàn jūnchampion; first place军 = jūn
  • 将军jiàng jūngeneral (military rank)军 = jūn

Other characters with these parts

冖 → 冗写农劳壳亭亮侵

车 → 库斩轧轨轩转轮软

Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions

Questions people ask about this character

What does 军 mean?

军 (jūn) means army; military; troops; armed forces.

How do you pronounce 军?

It is pronounced jūn.

What parts is 军 made of?

冖 (cover) and 车 (vehicle; cart), one above the other. The recorded source is: 说文解字·車部（軍，圜圍也。四千人為軍。从車，从包省）；简化字形上部作「冖」，非「勹」；现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 核验：6 画 = 冖 2 画 + 车 4 画. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.

How many strokes does 军 have?

6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 军?

冖. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.

What words use 军?

Common ones are 军人, 军队, 亚军. The reading of 军 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.