鈞

钧

鈞

ju̅n = ju + (e)n1

30 catties / great / your (honorific)

鈞 character breakdown

鈞
- 匀
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 冫
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 金
  - 丷
  - 全
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 入
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 王
      - 一
      - 土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨

匀

勻

yún = yu + (e)n2

even / well-distributed / uniform / to distribute evenly / to share

匀 = 亠 + 勹 : Yu the Great (yu) and the elephant (勹) joined the palace guard and are guarding the entrance to the encampment ((e)n2), but there was no uniform (匀) available that fitted the elephant. Yu the Great was nice enough to make a uniform form him. She even made him a large beret (亠). Now they both look very uniform (匀).

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.