Pinyin "jun1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jun1" is split up into two parts: "ju" and "(e)n1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ju"

Ju is for Zeus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n1"

In front of the encampment.

Characters pronounced jun1

军

軍

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

(bound form) army / military

军 = 冖 + 车 : As a component in other characters: a general.

Zeus is driving a car in front of the restaurant. It's a cabriolet, so he uses a cooking top to protect himself from the weather. With the cooking top on his head, he looks kinda like a weird general.

均

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

equal / even / all / uniform

均 = 匀 + 土 : Zeus (ju) is furious! In front of the encampment ((e)n1) a truck drove through a puddle next to him and now his new uniform (匀) is covered in dirt (土). His uniform (匀) is covered very uniformly (均), though. He throws dirt at all (均) other palace guards to make their appearance uniform again.

钧

鈞

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

30 catties / great / your (honorific)

君

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler

君 = 口 + 尹 : Mnemonic symbol: 马天君 (see example sentences).

In front of the encampment, 马天君, the system administrator and Zeus all share a mandarin.

菌

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

germ / bacteria / fungus / mold / Taiwan pr. [jun4]

菌 = 艹 + 囷 : Zeus (ju) discovers that the granary (囷) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) has been covered with sheets of artificial lawn (艹). Unfortunately due to the bad ventilation a lot of germ / bacteria / fungus / mold (菌) has grown in the granary.

麇

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

hornless deer

麕

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

variant of 麇[jun1]

皲

皸

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

to chap

莙

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1