君子
Old HSK 6
君子 (jūnzǐ) · gentleman
君子 (jūnzǐ) means “gentleman; person of noble character”. It is written with 2 characters: 君 (sovereign) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 君子 is built
The characters
君 jūn · sovereign
What 君 is made of
- 尹yǐn — to govern
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一个真正的君子。Tā shì yí gè zhēnzhèng de jūnzǐ.He is a true gentleman.
君子说话要算数。Jūnzǐ shuōhuà yào suànshù.A gentleman keeps his word.
Questions about 君子
What does 君子 mean?
君子 (jūnzǐ) means “gentleman; person of noble character”.
How do you pronounce 君子?
君子 is pronounced jūnzǐ.
Which HSK level is 君子?
君子 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 君子 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.