jùn
郡 (jùn) is a Chinese word meaning “canton; county; region”.
Meanings
- 1canton
- 2county
- 3region
Related words
格洛斯特郡Gloucestershire county in southwest England林肯郡Lincolnshire (English county)白金汉郡Buckinghamshire (English county)郡会county capital郡守senior provincial official in imperial China郡望choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)郡治seat of the principal county magistrate in imperial China郡治安官sheriff非都会郡non-metropolitan county (England)临屯郡Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea乐浪郡Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea兰开夏郡Lancashire (English county)