参军

• 拼音: cān jūn
• 汉字拆解: 参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 (originally three stars, a complex pictograph); 军 = 冖 (cover/canopy) + 车 (chariot, representing an army of war chariots)

含义

To join the military; to enlist in the armed forces. Refers to the act of voluntarily enlisting or being conscripted into the army or other military branches.

Can refer to voluntary enlistment or compulsory conscription depending on context. Often carries a patriotic connotation in Chinese discourse. Used as a verb (去参军, 已经参军了) and appears in fixed phrases and historical narratives. Common in news, official language, historical texts, and family conversations in communities with strong military ties.

例句

1. 他十八岁便瞒着父母毅然参军，立志扎根边疆、保家卫国。
2. 改革开放后，主动参军的青年比例一度下降，但近年来随着强军号召逐渐回升。
3. 这个家族三代参军，父子兵同袍，是远近闻名的军人世家。

用法指南

语境: military, patriotism, history, society

语气: formal

正确说法

• 他去年参军了，现在在某部队服役，已有一年多。(He enlisted last year and has now been serving in a military unit for over a year.)
• 参军是一种以实际行动保家卫国的方式。(Enlisting in the military is a way to defend one's home and country through concrete action.)

错误说法

• 我参军了一个新的兴趣小组。(参军 refers specifically to military enlistment — use 参加 for joining civilian clubs, organizations, or groups)

起源与历史

参 (to join/participate in) + 军 (army/military; 军 = 冖 cover + 车 chariot, representing chariots under a battle canopy). A classical compound literally meaning 'to join the army,' in use since antiquity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal