军
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jūn · army, military

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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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车Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 军

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jūnWords pronounced jūn
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Example sentences

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Zhǐyǒu yí gè rén néng chéngwéi shì jiè guànjūn. wèn tí shì: huì shì shuí ne?只有一个人能成为世界冠军。问题是:会是谁呢?

There can only be one world champion. The question is: Who will it be?

Source: Tatoeba #3367342 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì běn de jūn duì zài dāng shí hěn qiáng.日本的军队在当时很强。

Japan's army was very powerful.

Source: Tatoeba #8932017 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì yí gè yuè jūn tuì yì jūn rén.汤姆是一个越军退役军人。

Tom is a Vietnam veteran.

Source: Tatoeba #5085423 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège guó jiā de jūn shì lìliàng hěn xiān jìn.这个国家的军事力量很先进。

The military power of this country is very advanced.

Source: Tatoeba #3544974 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà jiā dōu kě wàng zhī dào qián guànjūn dé zhǔ fā shēng le shén me.大家都渴望知道前冠军得主发生了什么。

Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion.

Source: Tatoeba #829691 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì běn jūn duì kàn lái qiáng dà dé bù kě zǔ dǎng.日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。

The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.

Source: Tatoeba #5611477 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 军 in context

  1. Say jūn, then recall the core meaning: army, military.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 冠军 (guàn jūn), meaning “champion”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 军 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.