钧 (jūn): 30 catties, great, your (honorific)
钧 (jūn) is a Chinese character meaning “30 catties.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 匀 (phonetic). It ranks #2418 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钧 gold. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- 30 catties
- great
- your (honorific)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千钧一发phrase | qiān jūn yī fà | (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) |
| 在千钧一发之际 | zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì | at the critical moment |
| 钧谕 | jūn yù | (deferential) your instructions |
钧 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 67 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 钧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
古时候，钧币是主要的流通货币。
gǔ shí hòu , jūn bì shì zhǔ yāo de liú tōng huò bì .
In ancient times, the Jun coin served as the primary currency in circulation.
千钧一发!孕妇晕眩落轨 日本高中生跃下铁轨神...
qiān jūn yī fā ! yùn fù yūn 眩 luò guǐ rì běn gāo zhōng shēng yuè xià tiě guǐ shén . . .
A close call! Pregnant women dizzy and fall off the tracks, Japanese high school students jump off the tracks...
涉放高利贷等罪 检察官林渝钧收押
shè fàng gāo lì dài děng zuì jiǎn chá guān lín yú jūn shōu yā
Prosecutor Lin Yujun was detained for crimes such as usury
基隆检察官林渝钧涉放高利贷疑逼签亿元债权遭声押 前妻百万...
jī lóng jiǎn chá guān lín yú jūn shè fàng gāo lì dài yí bī qiān yì yuán zhài quán zāo shēng yā qián qī bǎi wàn . . .
Keelung prosecutor Lin Yujun was suspected of lending usury and forced to sign 100 million yuan of creditor's rights, and his ex-wife was detained...
基隆检察官林渝钧放高利贷 每月停车场收375万现金凌晨声...
jī lóng jiǎn chá guān lín yú jūn fàng gāo lì dài měi yuè tíng chē chǎng shōu 3 7 5 wàn xiàn jīn líng chén shēng . . .
Keelung prosecutor Lin Yujun loaned usury and collected 3.75 million cash in the parking lot every month in the early morning...
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (gold) component
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