How to Write 匀 (yún) — Meaning “even or to spare”

Imagine wrapping a gift evenly: the radical 勹 is like your arm bending around a box, and the two dots inside are two items placed exactly in the middle. This image of balance helps you remember 匀 means "even" or "uniform."

Start with the curved wrap stroke (勹), then write the two inner horizontal strokes — the first one shorter, the second slightly longer. Keep both strokes centered and close together; a common mistake is making them too far apart or uneven in length.

勹 is only a radical and never used alone, while 勺 (spoon) has a single dot inside instead of two strokes. In 匀 the inner part is two horizontal lines, representing evenness, whereas 勺’s dot makes it mean "spoon."

匀 appears in words like 均匀 (even, uniform) and 匀称 (well-proportioned). You might use it to describe cutting a cake evenly or saying someone has a balanced figure. It has no strong cultural symbolism but is practical for talking about fairness in size or distribution.

Common words containing 匀 include: 均匀 (jūn yún) — Even / Uniform; 匀称 (yún chèn) — well-proportioned; 匀出 (yún chū) — to spare or set aside.