军

軍
jūn
#102 most
frequent character
(bound form) army, military

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

军 puts 车 chariot under 冖, and the chariot points to a military unit. 冖 is now empty; it came from an old sound part. The meaning grew from 'military unit' to 'military division' and 'military'.

Drawn as: chariot

军 as a component in other characters

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picture1 character
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Homophones

君jūn
monarch, lord, gentleman, ruler
均jūn
equal, even, all, uniform
菌jūn
germ, bacteria, fungus, mold

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