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jūn = ju + (e)n1
(bound form) army / military
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How to pronounce 军

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

军 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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Characters with 军 as component

yūn = yu + (e)n1
confused / dizzy / giddy / to faint / to swoon / to lose consciousness / to pass out
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yùn = yu + (e)n4
dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun
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huī = hu + ei1
splendor / to shine upon
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Words with 军

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general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot
(common place name)
champion / CL:個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 军

xiā
jiāng
jūn
 
 
gēn
qiāng
lái
 
 
gěi

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jūn

(bound form) army / military

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