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

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 6 months ago

軍 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 軍 as component

yùn = yu + (e)n4
to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate
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huī = hu + ei1
splendor / to shine upon
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huī = hu + ei1
to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse
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Words with 軍

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(in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
lit. one general, one order (idiom) / fig. every boss has their own rules / everyone has their own way of doing things
(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle

Sentences with 軍

軍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jūn

(bound form) army / military

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