君 (jūn)

gentleman/monarch

How 君 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
⺕ — pig snout
Traditional
君
Simplified
君 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 君

君子 jūnzǐ
nobleman; person of noble character
君主 jūnzhǔ
monarch; sovereign
君王 jūnwáng
sovereign king
暴君 bàojūn
tyrant; despot
諸君 zhūjūn
Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!
郎君 lángjūn
my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp
偽君子 wěijūnzǐ
hypocrite
儲君 chǔjūn
heir apparent to a throne
先君 xiānjūn
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
君主制 jūnzhǔzhì
monarchy
君主立憲制 jūnzhǔlìxiànzhì
constitutional monarchy
君士坦丁堡 jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo
Constantinople, capital of Byzantium

君 in a sentence

君子動口不動手。

Jūnzǐ dòngkǒu bú dòngshǒu.

“A gentleman uses his words, not his fists.”

How common is 君?

君 is the 983rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.9% of all running text.

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