group; crowd; flock
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群 is written with 13 strokes. The animation replays automatically.
群 (qún) is primarily a measure word meaning 'group,' 'crowd,' 'flock,' or 'herd' — it counts collections of people, animals, or things that cluster together: 一群人 (a crowd of people), 一群羊 (a flock of sheep), 一群鸟 (a flock of birds).
It also works as a noun and a bound morpheme in words like 人群 (crowd) and 群众 (the masses). In modern life its most-used sense is a chat group: 微信群 (WeChat group), 加群 (join a group), 群聊 (group chat).
Unlike English, where 'group,' 'flock,' 'herd,' and 'crowd' are separate words, Chinese uses the single measure word 群 for all of them, letting the noun that follows specify what kind. It always implies more than one, gathered together — you cannot use 群 for a single item.
Note: Neutral everywhere. As a noun for online chat groups (微信群) it is thoroughly colloquial and modern.
广场上有一群人在跳舞。
Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu yī qún rén zài tiàowǔ.
There's a crowd of people dancing in the square.
neutral
你把我加进那个群吧。
Nǐ bǎ wǒ jiā jìn nàge qún ba.
Add me into that (chat) group.
spoken
山上有一群羊。
Shān shàng yǒu yī qún yáng.
There's a flock of sheep on the mountain.
neutral
这个群里有很多老师。
Zhège qún lǐ yǒu hěn duō lǎoshī.
There are a lot of teachers in this group.
spoken
帮 as a measure word ('一帮人') implies a gang or clique with a slightly informal, sometimes negative edge. 群 is neutral and works for any gathering, including animals.
组 means an organized 'group / team' with defined membership (小组 study group). 群 is a loose cluster that just happens to be together; 组 is deliberately formed.
裙 (with the 衣 cloth radical) means 'skirt,' as in 裙子. Same sound, different character; 群 is 'crowd / group.'
众 means 'many / the multitude' and is more literary, appearing in compounds (观众 audience). 群 is a countable cluster you can put a number in front of: 一群.
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