均 (jūn): (bound form) equal, uniform, even, (literary) without exception, all

均 (jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) equal.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 匀 (phonetic). It ranks #903 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 均 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) equal
  2. uniform
  3. even
  4. (literary) without exception
  5. all

Etymology & Origin

均

pictophoneticearth

Decomposition: ⿰土匀 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 均

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
平均verb/adjectivepíng jūnaverage5
均匀adjectivejūn yúneven6
人均verbrén jūnper capita6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
均衡adjectivejūn héngequal
势均力敌phraseshì jūn lì dí(idiom) evenly matched
均等adjectivejūn děngequal
均分verbjūn fēnto split
平均值nounpíng jūn zhíaverage value
平均数nounpíng jūn shùmean (statistics)
不均adjectivebù jūnuneven
均势nounjūn shìequilibrium of forces
年均nián jūnannual average
均值nounjūn zhíaverage value
平均成本法píng jūn chéng běn fǎ(finance) dollar cost averaging
日经平均指数rì jīng píng jūn zhǐ shùNikkei 225 stock market index
平方平均数píng fāng píng jūn shùroot mean square (RMS)
日经平均rì jīng píng jūnNikkei 225 stock market index
几何平均数nounjǐ hé píng jūn shùgeometric mean
59
Total compounds
41
As first character
15
As last character
44
As middle character

均 appears in 59 compound words: 41 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 44 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 均 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

匀yún
0.6155,549 co-occurrences
平píng
0.573249,670 co-occurrences
拔bá
0.53625,114 co-occurrences
每měi
0.46531,256 co-occurrences
腔qiāng
0.45415 co-occurrences
温wēn
0.4519,252 co-occurrences
衡héng
0.4456,324 co-occurrences
收shōu
0.42824,722 co-occurrences
降jiàng
0.42213,842 co-occurrences
雨yǔ
0.4197,924 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

平均收入píng jūn shōu rùHSK 5+

average income

phrase
平均寿命píngjūn shòumìngHSK 6+

life expectancy

noun
势均力敌shìjūnlìdíHSK 5+

to be evenly matched

phrase

Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 均.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

均豆是东北地区的主要农作物之一。

jūn dòu shì dōng běi dì ōu de zhǔ yāo nóng zuò wù zhī yī .

Soybeans are one of the primary crops in Northeast China.

InvestingFeb 2026

上证指数收涨0.72%,创业板指、深成指均涨超1%

shàng zhèng zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 7 2 , chuàng yè bǎn zhǐ , shēn chéng zhǐ jūn zhǎng chāo 1

The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.72%, and the ChiNext Index and the Shenzhen Component Index both rose more than 1%

Investing 香港Feb 2026

中国股市收升0.72%,创业板指、深成指均升超1%

zhōng guó gǔ shì shōu shēng 0 . 7 2 , chuàng yè bǎn zhǐ , shēn chéng zhǐ jūn shēng chāo 1

China's stock market closed up 0.72%, and the ChiNext Index and the Shenzhen Component Index both rose more than 1%

Orientaldaily MyFeb 2026

推行6岁入学制须备足师资教室 叶祥均:避免政策“U转”劳民伤财

tuī háng 6 suì rù xué zhì xū bèi zú shī zī jiào shì xié xiáng jūn : bì miǎn zhèng cè U zhuǎn láo mín shāng cái

The implementation of the 6-year-old enrollment system must prepare sufficient teacher classrooms Ye Xiangjun: Avoid the policy "U turn" to labor and lose money

InvestingFeb 2026

...发布实施新型能源体系等规划 美股三大指数均跌超1%

. . . fā bù shí shī xīn xíng néng yuán tǐ xì děng guī huá měi gǔ sān dà zhǐ shǔ jūn diē chāo 1

... Released plans for the implementation of a new energy system, and the three major U.S. stock indexes all fell by more than 1%

大紀元 | 大紀元新聞網Feb 2026

韩平均年薪4500万? 数据:过半不足3400...

hán píng jūn nián xīn 4 5 0 0 wàn ? shǔ jù : guò bàn bù zú 3 4 0 0 . . .

South Korea's average annual salary is 45 million? Data: More than half of the less than 3400...

Tatoeba

将混合物搅拌均匀。

Jiāng hùnhéwù jiǎobàn jūnyún.

Blend the mixture together until it is smooth.

Tatoeba

人平均一分钟眨几次眼睛?

Rén píngjūn yī fēnzhōng zhǎ jǐcì yǎnjing?

How many times a minute does the average person blink?

Tatoeba

每年世界人口都有 2% 的平均增长。

Měinián shìjiè rénkǒu dōu yǒu 2 pā de píngjūn zēngzhǎng.

Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.

Tatoeba

均分蛋糕有些难度。

Jūnfēn dàngāo yǒuxiē nándù.

Cutting a cake into equal pieces is rather difficult.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 土 (earth) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced jūn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 均 (jūn) mean in Chinese?
均 (jūn) primarily means "(bound form) equal." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #903 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 均 have?
均 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 均?
The radical associated with 均 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are the components of 均?
均 is composed of: 土 (semantic), 匀 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰土匀 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 均?
Common words with 均 include: 平均 (píng jūn, "average"); 均匀 (jūn yún, "even"); 均衡 (jūn héng, "equal"); 势均力敌 (shì jūn lì dí, "(idiom) evenly matched"); 均等 (jūn děng, "equal"). There are over 59 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 均 (jūn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jūn: 钧 (30 catties), 军 ((bound form) army), 君 (monarch), 菌 (germ), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 均 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 均 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.