君 - jūn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

(lit.) a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); (fig.) a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

君子不计小人过

jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò

see 大人不记小人过

君子之交淡如水

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)

君子动口不动手

jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

储君

chǔ jūn

heir apparent to a throne

先君

xiān jūn

my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor

monarch

sage

(honorific) your father

弑君

shì jūn

regicide; to commit regicide

incapable ruler

tyrant; despot

my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp

king of hell; Yama

the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (mythology)

hypocrite

opium eater; drug addict; chain smoker

隐君子

yǐn jūn zi

recluse; hermit; used for homophone 癮君子|瘾君子, opium addict

龙阳君

lóng yáng jūn

homosexual (positive term)

如意郎君

rú yì láng jūn

ideal husband; "Mr. Right"

开明君主

kāi míng jūn zhǔ

enlightened sovereign

refined gentleman

(lit.) the gentleman on the roof beam; (fig.) a thief

欺君罔上

qī jūn wǎng shàng

to dupe one's sovereign

正人君子

zhèng rén jūn zi

upright gentleman; man of honor

专制君主制

zhuān zhì jūn zhǔ zhì

absolute monarchy; autocracy

世袭君主国

shì xí jūn zhǔ guó

hereditary monarchy

Idioms (5)

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

忠君爱国

zhōng jūn ài guó

faithful patriots (idiom)

淑人君子

shū rén jūn zi

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

请君入瓮

qǐng jūn rù wèng

(lit.) please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); (fig.) to give sb a taste of his own medicine

伴君如伴虎

bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

accompanying one's sovereign can be like accompanying a tiger (idiom)

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