懂中文 Dong Chinese

鈞

jūn

unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 匀 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

匀 sound component

匀  Sound component

yún

  

equal

Evolution

鈞 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
鈞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鈞 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
鈞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

钧 (鈞) 

jūn

unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties; 30 catties; great; your (honorific)

Most common words with 鈞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

千钧一发

imminent peril

钧

great