郡 jùn — commandery · English

郡

jùn

commandery

At a glance · 郡

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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.

小篆从邑君声，形声字，本指春秋战国的地方行政区。隶楷作「郡」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「郡」本指周代地方行政单位，秦后统县。

Structure

形声字，邑（右阝）为意符，君为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjùn

Radical阝

Strokes9

UnicodeU+90E1

Character type形声

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English commandery An ancient administrative district.

Français commanderie Un district administratif ancien.

Español comandancia Un distrito administrativo antiguo.

العربية مقاطعة قديمة مقاطعة إدارية قديمة.

Русский округ, область Древняя административная единица.

Common words

郡jùncommandery
郡县jùn xiànprefectures

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