军

(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.

军 character breakdown

军
- 冖
- 车
  - 七
    - 一
    - 乚
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

冖

mì = 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]

Mnemonic symbol: 冖 shall be represented by a saucepan lid. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (Ø4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a saucepan lid (冖) instead.

车

車

che̅ = ch + e1

surname Che

车

車

che̅ = ch + e1

car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

车 = 七 + 十 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is parading in a cabriolet (mnemonic symbol for 车) in front of the elevator (e1), because he wants to establish his new cult. Like all successful leaders, he takes the carrot-and-stick approach: In one hand he's waving with a seven-branched laser sword (七), in the other one he's waving with a cross (十).

车

車

ju̅ = ju + Ø1

war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

Characters with 军 as component

晕

暈

yùn = yu + (e)n4

dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun

晕

暈

yu̅n = yu + (e)n1

confused / dizzy / giddy / to faint / to swoon / to lose consciousness / to pass out

晕 = 军 + 日 : The sun (日) was driving Yu the Great (yu) around in its cabriolet (军) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), but Yu the Great got car sick (晕) and almost had to puke if it weren't for the sun pressing a cooking top (军) against her mouth.

辉

輝

hui̅ = hu + ei1

splendor / to shine upon

辉 = 光 + 军 : Helga Horse (hu) is being harassed by the general (军) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1). The general shines (辉) with a laser pointer (光) into her eye, and Helga has no other choice but to compliment him on this splendid (辉) sight.

挥

揮

hui̅ = hu + ei1

to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse

挥 = 军 + 扌 : The general (军) ordered one thousand weapons from Helga Horse (hu), but as he receives them in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) he realizes that he ordered 1000 toy claws (扌). As he throws (挥) his money at her he scatters (挥) a lot of tears in despair.

浑

渾

hún = hu + (e)n2

muddy / to mix

浑 = 军 + 氵 : Helga Horse (hu) and the general (军) are partying in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The general hands her a water bottle (氵), but the liquid inside seems very muddy (浑). Helga suspects that the general mixed (浑) her a drink she shouldn't drink.

晖

暉

hui̅ = hu + ei1

sunshine / to shine upon / variant of 輝|辉[hui1]

恽

惲

yùn = yu + (e)n4

surname Yun

珲

琿

hún = hu + (e)n2

(fine jade)