jūn

common
technical
honorific

Meaning of

钧 means ancient weight unit (30 jin per jun); pottery wheel. Pronounced jūn.

  • ancient weight unit (30 jin per jun)
  • pottery wheel
  • honorific term (for elders or superiors)

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Léi
tíng
wàn
jūn
zhī
shì
cuī
huǐ
qiè
zhàng
ài
 

The force of thunder and lightning weighing ten thousand jun is enough to destroy all obstacles.

Zhè
méi
pào
dàn
de
wēi
dào
le
qiān
jūn
de
wēi
chéng
 

The power of this artillery shell reaches the critical level of a hair's breadth away from a thousand jun weight.

rén
cháng
jūn
lái
liàng
guì
zhòng
de
qīng
tóng
 

Ancient people often used jun to measure precious bronze wares.

Zhè
kuài
huáng
jīn
zhòng
bǎi
jūn
 

This piece of gold weighs one hundred jun.

Chéng
qiān
jūn
xíng
róng
qíng
kuàng
wēi
 

The idiom "qian jun yi fa" describes an extremely critical situation.