君
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jūn · sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief

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7Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 君

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Example sentences

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Tā yǐ jūn zǐ zhī dào shēng huó.他以君子之道生活。

He lived a moral life.

Source: Tatoeba #1394950 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì zhuān zhì jūn zhǔ.他是专制君主。

He is an absolute monarch.

Source: Tatoeba #778961 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guó wáng de bēi liè xíngwéi zhì shǐ rén men xiāng xìn tā zhǐshì gè gāi bèi tuī fān de bào jūn.国王的卑劣行为致使人们相信他只是个该被推翻的暴君。

The depravity of the king's deeds led the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.

Source: Tatoeba #503038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi guó de zuì fàn dà duō shì xī dú chéng yǐn de yǐn jūn zǐ.美國的罪犯大多是吸毒成癮的癮君子。

Many criminals in the United States are addicted to drugs.

Source: Tatoeba #472620 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jǐnguǎn shòu dào bào jūn de pò hài, yīng xióng hái wán qiáng dì dòu zhēng.尽管受到暴君的迫害,英雄还顽强地斗争。

In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.

Source: Tatoeba #1565683 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wǒ de rú yì láng jūn.他是我的如意郎君。

He is my Mr Right.

Source: Tatoeba #5092079 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 君 in context

  1. Say jūn, then recall the core meaning: sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 君子 (jūn zǐ), meaning “nobleman”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 君 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.