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jūn

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jūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jūn | jun1
English translation
unit of weight equal to thirty catties; your (formal)

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About jūn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

jūn

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

gold

Etymology of jūn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

钅匀

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

yún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and yún represents the sound. Simplified form of jūn .

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Example sentences using jūn

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长江 ChángJiāng 雷霆 léi tíng jūn 之势,咆哮 páo xiào ér xià ,滚滚 Gǔn gǔn Dōng liú , 昼夜 zhòuyè 不息 bù xī .

The Yangtze River roared east, billowing with irresistible force day and night.

Words with jūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà imminent peril千鈞一髮
jūn great jūn

jūn Decomposition & Compounds

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