骏 (jùn) · (of a horse) swift and powerful, excellent, talented

Meanings

1 (of a horse) swift and powerful
2 excellent
3 talented

Characters

骏

jùn

swift horse, excellent

Examples

HSK 6

将军骑着一匹骏马。

Jiāngjūn qí zhe yī pǐ jùnmǎ.

The general rode a fine steed.

HSK 7-9

骏字常用于男孩名字中，寓意优秀。

Jùn zì cháng yòng yú nánhái míngzi zhōng, yùyì yōuxiù.

The character 骏 is often used in boys' names, symbolizing excellence.

Tips

usage

骏 on its own most commonly appears in 骏马 (fine horse/steed). It is also popular in personal names with the meaning of talent and excellence.

Components

radical

马 mǎ

horse

Left-side horse radical, a pictograph of a horse with mane and four legs, simplified into three strokes. Supplies the meaning directly: 骏 names a swift, powerful horse. The radical puts 骏 in the equine family alongside 驰 gallop, 驾 drive, 驴 donkey, 骑 ride.

phonetic

夋 qūn

to retreat

Right side 夋 supplies the sound, qūn drifting to jùn through a q/j palatalization shift seen across this phonetic family. Same phonetic gives 俊 handsome, 峻 steep, 竣 finish, all sharing the 'tall, outstanding' shade. That faint flavor carries into 骏: the horse is not just fast but excellent, the word generalizing to 'talented' for people.