军 jūn — army, military · English

军

jūn

army, military

At a glance · 军

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

金文、小篆从車从勹（包），会意以车环围驻扎，指军营。隶楷作「軍」，简化作「军」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「军」本指驻扎的军营，后指军队编制与武装力量。

Structure

会意字，从車从勹，车被环围为营垒。

At a glance

Pinyinjūn

Radical冖

Strokes6

UnicodeU+519B

Character type会意

Theme军事

Six languages, one character

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English army, military An army; military forces; encampment.

Français armée, militaire Une armée; forces militaires; camp.

Español ejército, militar Un ejército; fuerzas militares; campamento.

العربية جيش، عسكري جيش أو قوات عسكرية.

Русский армия, военный Армия; вооружённые силы; лагерь.

Common words

军队jūn duìarmy
军人jūn rénsoldier

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