郡

jùn

君 + 阝

Definitions

jùn canton; county; region

Etymology

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

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 君

About

郡 is a phono-semantic compound composed of the radical 阝 (a form of 邑, meaning 'city' or 'town') indicating a geographical or political region, and the phonetic component 君 (jūn). It refers to an administrative division, historically a commandery or prefecture, a key district in imperial governance. Although the boundaries and political weight of these units shifted across dynasties, 郡 consistently designates a regional division and appears in translations of foreign administrative units like counties.

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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这个郡以美丽的风景闻名。

Zhège jùn yǐ měilì de fēngjǐng wénmíng.

This county is famous for its beautiful scenery.

古代中国有很多郡和县。

Gǔdài Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō jùn hé xiàn.

Ancient China had many commanderies and counties.

他是这个郡新上任的郡守。

Tā shì zhège jùn xīn shàngrèn de jùnshǒu.

He is the newly appointed governor of this commandery.

郡主在郡王府里接待了客人。

Jùnzhǔ zài jùnwáng fǔ lǐ jiēdàile kèrén.

The princess received guests in the princely mansion.

这个郡的行政级别相当于现在的地级市。

Zhège jùn de xíngzhèng jíbié xiāngdāng yú xiànzài de dìjíshì.

The administrative level of this commandery is equivalent to a modern prefecture-level city.

该郡下辖十五个县，人口稠密。

Gāi jùn xiàxiá shíwǔ gè xiàn, rénkǒu chóumì.

This commandery administers fifteen counties and has a dense population.

秦始皇统一后在全国推行郡县制。

Qín Shǐhuáng tǒngyī hòu zài quánguó tuīxíng jùnxiànzhì.

After unification, Qin Shi Huang implemented the commandery-county system across the country.

历史学家正在研究汉代该郡的人口迁徙情况。

Lìshǐ xuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū Hàndài gāi jùn de rénkǒu qiānxǐ qíngkuàng.

Historians are researching population migration in this commandery during the Han Dynasty.

Related Characters

Component: 君

Component: 阝

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