Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "勻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "勻", and master the standard way of writing the character "勻".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "勻" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
勻 [yún]
Definition:
1. To average; to make even.
2. To extract a part for others or for different uses.
Meanings:
1. To average; to make even: 均~。~稱(chèn )。
2. To extract a part for others or for different uses: ~兌(let part be given to others)。~攤。
Classification: (Verb)
- Original meaning: Few.
- Structure: Pictophonetic. From 勹 (bāo) meaning "to wrap" with the number "two" indicating not much is wrapped.
Sub-definitions:
1. Borrowed to mean "均" (jūn). To divide, to share evenly ([En.] divide evenly; share).
Quotation: "勻,調勻也。" from "一切經音義" quoting "說文".
Example: "勻滾" (to flatten; to average); "飯勻著吃" (to eat rice evenly); "叫東村勻出一匹馬來" (to let East Village deliver a horse); "勻攤" (to share evenly).
2. To smooth out; to even up ([En.] smooth out; even up).
Quotation: 韩儛 "向鏡輕勻襯臉霞".
Example: "勻注" (to apply makeup evenly); "勻面" (to smooth the face while applying makeup); "勻紅點翠" (to apply rouge and paint eyebrows).
3. To make up ([En.] make up).
Quotation: 盧仝 "小婦欲出門,隈門勻紅妝".
Classification: (Adjective)
- Even ([En]: even).
Quotation: 杜甫 "肌理細膩骨肉勻".
Example: "勻襯" (evenly proportioned); "勻清" (neat, clear); "勻圓" (smooth and round); "勻勻" (uniform appearance; broad and flat appearance); "勻飭" (uniform and orderly).