懂中文 Dong Chinese

郡

jùn

administrative division

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 君 represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

君 sound component

君  Sound component

jūn

  

ruler

Evolution

郡 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
郡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

郡  

jùn

administrative division; canton; county; region

Most common words with 郡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

郡

canton

约克郡

Yorkshire (English region)

林肯郡

Lincolnshire (English county)

格洛斯特郡

Gloucestershire county in southwest England

威尔特郡

Wiltshire (English county)