群 qún group
group; crowd; flock
怎么记住“群”: 君 sovereign + 羊 sheep = group. Crowned with a paper hat, the little sovereign of the farm marches ahead, and every sheep follows him in one noisy group.
部件结构
群 = 君 sovereign + 羊 sheep
- 君 sovereign
- 羊 sheep
Crowned with a paper hat, the little sovereign of the farm marches ahead, and every sheep follows him in one noisy group.
用法
- 群 is both a noun for 'group/crowd' and a measure word for groups of people or animals: 一群人 (yì qún rén) a crowd of people, 一群羊 (yì qún yáng) a flock of sheep.
- 人群 rénqún is the general word for 'a crowd,' while 群众 qúnzhòng specifically means 'the (common) people/masses,' often in political or social contexts.
- 群体 qúntǐ is a more abstract, formal word for a demographic or social group, e.g. 弱势群体 (ruòshì qúntǐ) vulnerable groups.
- In modern chat apps, 群 alone is shorthand for a group chat: 建个群 (jiàn ge qún) - let's make a group chat.