均 jūn equal
equal; even; fair; all
How to remember 均: 土 earth + 匀 equal = equal. The gardener rakes the earth until each bed gets an equal share, and the kids nod that the split looks equal.
Component breakdown
均 = 土 earth + 匀 equal
- 土 earth
- 匀 equal
The gardener rakes the earth until each bed gets an equal share, and the kids nod that the split looks equal.
How it is used
- Formal, written equivalent of 都 (dōu) meaning "all, uniformly": 均可 (jūn kě) - "all acceptable" - appears in notices and official text, never in casual speech.
- 平均 (píngjūn) - average - is the everyday word built from this character, as in 平均分 (píngjūn fēn) average score.
- 人均 (rénjūn) - per capita - is common in statistics and news, e.g. 人均收入 (rénjūn shōurù) per capita income.
- 均匀 (jūnyún) describes something evenly distributed or spaced.
Words with 均
Example sentences
- 他们跑步的速度很平均。 Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace.