骏

jùn fine horse; steed

10 strokes

骏 (jùn) is a Chinese character meaning “fine horse”. It is written from 马 (horse) and 夋 (qūn — the sound part shared by 俊, 峻, 竣; itself 允 over 夊), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.

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Structure

马 + 夋

Left–right structure

  • 马 horse · mǎ meaning
  • 夋 qūn — the sound part shared by 俊, 峻, 竣; itself 允 over 夊 · qūn sound

Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿰马夋(说文解字:骏,马之良材者。从马夋声),并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验:笔画 0–2 为「马」,笔画 3–9 与「夋」逐笔对应(3+7=10 画)

Memory aid

A horse (马) plus 夋 — the same part found in 俊 "handsome". A handsome horse is a fine steed.

This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.

Stroke order

10 strokes

In real words

  • 骏马jùn mǎfine horse; steed骏 = jùn
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All readings

jùn main reading

fine horse; steed

fine horse; steed; (literary) swift, excellent

好马,跑得快的马。也比喻杰出、出众。 — studyhanzi 编写

Words with this reading

  • 骏马jùn mǎfine horse; steed骏 = jùn

Sound component

夋 family onset shift

Other characters with these parts

马 → 冯吗妈玛码闯驮驯

夋 → 俊唆峻梭

Easy to confuse with

俊验

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

Questions people ask about this character

What does 骏 mean?

骏 (jùn) means fine horse; steed; (literary) swift, excellent.

How do you pronounce 骏?

It is pronounced jùn.

What parts is 骏 made of?

马 (horse) and 夋 (qūn — the sound part shared by 俊, 峻, 竣; itself 允 over 夊), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿰马夋(说文解字:骏,马之良材者。从马夋声),并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验:笔画 0–2 为「马」,笔画 3–9 与「夋」逐笔对应(3+7=10 画). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.

How many strokes does 骏 have?

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

What is the radical of 骏?

马. 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 骏?

Common ones are 骏马. The reading of 骏 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.