yún
adjective #29,331

Meanings

  1. 1 even
  2. 2 uniform
  3. 3 well-distributed
  4. 4 to distribute evenly
  5. 5 to spare (some for someone)

Examples

Jiǎobàn shí yào bǎ miànfěn hé shuǐ hùn yún.
When stirring, mix the flour and water until uniform.
Nǐ néng yún gěi wǒ yīdiǎnr shíjiān ma?
Can you spare me a little time?

Tips

usage
can function as an adjective (even, uniform) or a verb (to distribute evenly; to spare some for someone). The verbal usage — (to spare/share for) — is common in colloquial speech.

Components

radical
bāo
wrap; envelop
is the wrapping enclosure radical, drawn as a curving arm folding around contents. In it embraces the two interior strokes, suggesting something parcelled out within a contained space.
semantic
bīng
ice; two-drops
Two short parallel strokes sit inside the wrap. They act as twin marks indicating equal portions — the visual core of the meaning even / uniformly distributed. This is graphic ice radical reused as a divider mark, not actual ice.

Stroke Order

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