君 (gwan1 | jun1) : sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord

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君

gwan1

jun1

[1] [n] sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord [2] you (used in addressing a male in formal speech) [3] a gentleman; Mr.

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

君

This word has been viewed 10275 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jul 2009 16:49

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儲君 cyu5 gwan1 chu3 jun1 = heir apparent to a throne

君王 gwan1 wong4 jun1 wang2 = monarch; soverign

偽君子 ngai6 gwan1 zi2 wei3 jun1 zi3 = hypocrite

君權 gwan1 kyun4 jun1 quan2 = monarchial power

君子 gwan1 zi2 jun1 zi3 = gentleman; honourable person; nobleman; person of noble character/virtue

君主政治 gwan1 zyu2 zing3 zi6 jun1 zhu3 zheng4 zhi4 = monarchy

君主 gwan1 zyu2 jun1 zhu3 = monarch; sovereign

暴君 bou6 gwan1 = despot

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1 = Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

國君 gwok3 gwan1 guo2 jun1 = monarch

病君 beng6 gwan1 bing4 jun1 = ill, sick, a sick person (lit., "ill prince")

樑上君子 loeng4 soeng6 gwan1 zi2 liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3 = a break-in thief

灶君 zou3 gwan1 zao4 jun1 = Kitchen God

一國之君 jat1 gwok3 zi1 gwan1 yi1 guo2 zhi1 jun1 = the king of a nation

欺君犯上 hei1 gwan1 faan6 soeng6 qi1 jun1 fan4 shang4 = deceive and offend a ruler

欺君之罪 hei1 gwan1 zi1 zeoi6 qi1 jun1 zhi1 zui4 = the crime of deceiving a king

君子之交 gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 = friendship between gentlemen, mild as water

君子不立危牆下 gwan1 zi2 bat1 laap6 ngai4 coeng4 haa6 jun1 zi3 bu4 li4 wei2 qiang2 xia4 = a wise man would not put himself in potential danger

君主制 gwan1 zyu2 zai3 jun1 zhu3 zhi4 = monarchy

君主立憲 gwan1 zyu2 laap6 hin3 jun1 zhu3 li4 xian4 = constitutional monarchy

癮君子 jan5 gwan1 zi2 yin3 jun1 zi3 = opium addict; drug addict; chain smoker

君之代 gwan1 zi1 doi6 jun1 zhi1 dai4 = Kimi Ga Yo (Japan's National Anthem)

君怡 gwan1 ji4 jun1 yi2 = [1] Kimberley Hotel (HK); [2] Grandview Hotel (Macau); [3] Genie (name); [4] Junyi (name)

宜君 ji4 gwan1 yi2 jun1 = Yijun (place in Shaanxi)

君度橙酒 gwan1 dou6 caang4*2 zau2 = Cointreau

君蘭餅店 gwan1 laan4 beng2 dim3 = Orchid Padaria, which specializes in Portuguese-style pastries

如意郎君 jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1 ru2 yi4 lang2 jun1 = one's ideal husband; Mr. Right

弒君 si3 gwan1 shi4 jun1 = regicide (to kill a ruler)

利君雅 lei6 gwan1 ngaa5 li4 jun1 ya3 = Nabela Qoser

君子不奪人所好 gwan1 zi2 bat1 dyut6 jan4 so2 hou3 jun1 zi3 bu4 duo2 ren2 suo3 hao4 = a man of noble character doesn't seize things which another treasures

欺君罔上 hei1 gwan1 mong5 soeng6 qi1 jun1 wang3 shang4 = to deceive a king or ruler

君悅酒店 gwan1 jyut6 zau2 dim3 jun1 yue4 jiu3 dian4 = Grand Hyatt Hotel

昏君 fan1 gwan1 hun1 jun1 = an incapable ruler; an imbecile (of a ruler)

鄧麗君 dang6 lai6 gwan1 deng4 li4 jun1 = Teresa Teng

紀曉君 gei2 hiu2 gwan1 ji3 xiao3 jun1 = Samingad

楊君洋 joeng4 gwan1 joeng4 yang2 jun1 yang2 = Bee Yeung

林韋君 lam4 wai4 gwan1 lin2 wei2 jun1 = Penny Lin

劉美君 lau4 mei5 gwan1 liu2 mei3 jun1 = Prudence Liew

吳君如 ng4 gwan1 jyu4 wu2 jun1 ru2 = Sandra Ng

吳辰君 ng4 san4 gwan1 wu2 chen2 jun1 = Annie Wu

黃婉君 wong4 jyun2 gwan1 huang2 wan3 jun1 = Rosanne Wong

謝君豪 ze6 gwan1 hou4 xie4 jun1 hao2 = Tse Kwan Ho

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