TSUMUGU · B2 (TOCFL est.) · 字
勻
勻 = 勹 + 二
ㄩㄣˊ · yún
adj/verb — even, uniform; to even out, share evenly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
勹形a wrapping arm, curved around
A wrapping arm (勹) closed around two strokes (二) — what is held is divided evenly in two: 勻稱、勻分.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一臂(勹)圈住,當中兩道(二)——兩邊一樣多。
One arm (勹) closes round, two marks (二) inside it — each side holding just as much.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)均勻、勻稱— even, uniform常用
→勻分— to even out, share evenly
⇒勻淨— smooth and even, unblemished
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
均jūnthe close cousin — 均 adds earth 土, levelling ground; 勻 wraps the even split匀yúnthe common variant — same character, the strokes inside drawn straight