军

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(bound form) army; military

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车

Components 冖车

army · Heisig RSH #320

crown + vehicle — as a component also called: chariot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大军区	dà jūn qū	PLA military region
军事行动	jūn shì xíng dòng	military operation
军分区	jūn fēn qū	military subdistricts
马家军	Mǎ jiā jūn	the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s
生力军	shēng lì jūn	fresh troops; (fig.) lifeblood; new force
军国主义	jūn guó zhǔ yì	militarism
军事学	jūn shì xué	military science
军事家	jūn shì jiā	military expert; general
军事化	jūn shì huà	militarization
海空军基地	hǎi kōng jūn jī dì	naval and air military base
点军区	Diǎn jūn Qū	Dianjun, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
大军	dà jūn	army; main forces
军人	jūn rén	serviceman; soldier; military personnel
军区	jūn qū	geographical area of command; (PLA) military district
军事科学	jūn shì kē xué	military science
主力军	zhǔ lì jūn	main force (military); (fig.) the group or element with the most impact; mainstay; main co…
水军	shuǐ jūn	(archaic) navy; person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍\|网络水军[Wang…
军心	jūn xīn	(military) troop morale; (fig.) team morale
海空军	hǎi kōng jūn	navy and air force
军事基地	jūn shì jī dì	military base

These characters use 军 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
军 sound part	jūn	army, military; soldiers, troops
晕	yūn	dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
浑	hún	blended, mixed; muddy, turbid
辉	huī	brightness, luster
荤	hūn	non-vegetarian food; garlic; a foul smell
诨	hùn	joke, jest; nickname; obscene joke
晖	huī	sunshine; light; bright, radiant
珲	hún	bright, glorious, splendid
郓	yùn	an ancient town; surname
皲	jūn	chapped, cracked