钧
ancient weight unit; pottery wheel; honorific term; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 14 examplesmeasure word
ancient weight unit (30 jin per jun)
formalWidely used in classical Chinese and fixed idiomatic expressions in modern Chinese.
The force of thunder and lightning weighing ten thousand jun is enough to destroy all obstacles.
The power of this artillery shell reaches the critical level of a hair's breadth away from a thousand jun weight.
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Ancient people often used jun to measure precious bronze wares.
This piece of gold weighs one hundred jun.
The idiom "qian jun yi fa" describes an extremely critical situation.
noun
pottery wheel
literaryA specialized term used in traditional Chinese ceramic manufacturing, now rarely used in daily language.
Ancient potters relied on the pottery wheel to make neatly shaped ceramics.
The invention of the pottery wheel greatly improved the production efficiency of ceramics.
honorific pronoun
honorific term (for elders or superiors)
formalUsed exclusively in formal written communication to show respect to senior officials, elders, or distinguished guests.
Please review this document, Your Excellency.
Please be so kind as to examine this letter, sir.
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The incoming letter has been submitted to you for opening by me.
I respectfully request you to make a decision on this matter.
Please forward this document to your office.
proper noun
surname Jun
neutralA relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Jun is the new general manager of our company.
The origin of the Jun surname can be traced back to ancient times.