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菌
jūn
1. germ
2. bacteria
3. fungus
4. mold
5. Taiwan pr. <jùn>
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

菌
jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

亮菌
liàngjūn
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)
伞菌
sǎnjùn
agaric
块菌
kuàijūn
truffle (edible root fungus)
微菌
wēijūn
bacterium
抗菌
kàngjūn
antibacterial
松菌
sōngjùn
matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
杆菌
gǎnjūn
bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
杀菌
shājūn
disinfectant
灭菌
mièjūn
to sterilize
无菌
wújūn
sterile
球菌
qiújūn
coccus (spherical bacteria pathogen)
病菌
bìngjūn
harmful bacteria
真菌
zhēnjūn
fungi
粘菌
niánjūn
slime mold (Myxomycetes)
细菌
xìjūn
bacterium
HSK 6
菌伞
jùnsǎn
mushroom top
菌子
jùnzi
(dialect) mushroom
菌托
jūntuō
volva (bag containing spores on stem of fungi)
菌柄
jùnbǐng
mushroom stem
菌界
jūnjiè
fungus (taxonomic kingdom)

Alternate Entries

菌
jùn
mushroom

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,732
Word Frequency Rank
3,107 of 84,292

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