jùn

郡

Character · Noun

ancient administrative division; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

ancient administrative division

formal

Used in historical contexts to refer to local administrative regions in ancient China.

Kuài会
jī稽
jùn郡
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
jiāng江
nán南
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xíng行
zhèng政
qū区
yù域
 。

Kuaiji Jun was an important local administrative region in ancient Jiangnan.

Qín秦
cháo朝
jiāng将
tiān天
xià下
huá划
fēn分
wéi为
sān三
shí十
liù六
jùn郡
 。

The Qin Dynasty divided the entire country into 36 administrative prefectures.

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Hàn汉
dài代
de的
jùn郡
jí级
xíng行
zhèng政
zhǎng长
guān官
chēng称
wèi为
jùn郡
shǒu守
 。

The local administrative chief of a prefecture in the Han Dynasty was called the governor.

Zhè这
ge个
xiàn县
céng曾
lì隶
shǔ属
yú于
shàng上
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
de的
Tài太
yuán原
jùn郡
 。

This county once belonged to Taiyuan Prefecture in ancient times.

jùn郡
xiàn县
zhì制
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
dì地
fāng方
xíng行
zhèng政
zhì制
dù度
 。

The county-prefecture system is an important local administrative system in ancient China.

2.

noun

surname

neutral

Used as a family name, capitalized when used as a surname.

Jùn郡
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lì历
shǐ史
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Jun is my history teacher.

Jùn郡
xìng姓
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
jiào较
wéi为
shǎo少
jiàn见
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Jun surname is one of the relatively rare family names in China.