鈞
jūn

unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 匀 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

匀
匀 Sound component
yún equal

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjwinC.qʷi[n]weight of 30 jīn ⽄斤; potter"s wheel
Zhengzhangkʷin
Unicodeguin

說文解字

三十斤也。从金勻聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

钧 jūn unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 匀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈞.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

匀
匀 Sound component
yún equal

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode