📕 Advanced — HSK 5-6 vocabulary
Meaning
Classifier for groups/flocks of people or animals.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"群"是一个充满活力的量词。"一群孩子"在操场上跑，"一群鸟"飞过天空，"一群朋友"聚在一起聊天——"群"描述的不是静止的一堆，而是**活生生的、会动的群体**。"群"字左边是"君"（君主），右边是"羊"（羊群），合起来就是"君主管理的群体"——暗示这群东西是有组织的、朝同一个方向移动的。社交媒体上的"群聊"用的就是这个"群"——一群人在同一个虚拟空间里活跃地交流。
English
**群 (qún)** is full of energy. "A group of children" running on the playground, "a flock of birds" across the sky, "a group of friends" chatting — 群 describes not a static pile but a **living, moving collective**. Character: 君 (monarch) + 羊 (sheep) = "a ruler's flock" — organized, moving together. Social media "group chat" uses this same 群 — people actively communicating in one virtual space.
💡 Memory Tip
A gathering that moves or acts together. Flocks, crowds, herds — living groups.
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Classifier for groups/flocks of people or animals.