How to Write 俊 (jùn) — Meaning “handsome; talented; outstanding”

Picture a person (亻) standing proud and straight, looking so handsome that he makes others 'jump' with admiration — the right side 夋 looks like a person jumping up. This connects the shape to the meaning of being outstanding or handsome.

Write the left radical 亻 first with a short left-falling stroke and a vertical stroke. Then the right part 夋: start with a horizontal bend (撇折), a dot, then a left-falling stroke, a horizontal hook, a downward-right stroke, and finally the bottom '夂' with left-falling, horizontal hook, and right-falling. Keep the left side narrow and the right side wider for balance.

俊 has the right part 夋, while 伯 has 白 ('white') and 估 has 古 ('old'). 俊 means 'handsome' or 'talented', 伯 means 'elder uncle' or a title, and 估 means 'to estimate'. Visually, the right components are completely different, so focus on memorizing the unique shape of 夋.

俊 is commonly used in words like 英俊 (yīng jùn) for 'handsome', 俊俏 (jùn qiào) for 'pretty and smart', and 俊美 (jùn měi) for 'handsome and elegant'. It is a compliment for a man's good looks or a person's exceptional talent, and often appears in names to convey excellence.

Common words containing 俊 include: 英俊 (yīng jùn) — Handsome; 俊俏 (jùn qiào) — pretty and smart; handsome; 俊美 (jùn měi) — handsome and elegant.