Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Jun; Kangxi strokes: 12; Page 1299 Ancient form written as Jun. Pronounced jun. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Characters), it denotes thirty jin (a unit of weight). Meng Kang states: Eleven thousand five hundred and twenty zhu (a unit of weight). Book of Documents (Shangshu), Song of the Five Brothers: The guan stone and the jun. Commentary: Thirty jin make a jun, and four jun make a shi. The jun and the shi serve to standardize weights throughout the world and establish trust among the people. Also, according to the Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes), it refers to a potter's wheel. Zhengzitong (Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters): The round device on which a potter turns clay is called a jun. Official commentary by Shigu on the Biography of Jia Yi in the History of the Former Han (Hanshu): Potters call the rotating device a jun, likely because it creates a balanced, uniform circumference. Also, the Great Jun, meaning Heaven. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Jia Yi: The Great Jun disseminates all things, vast and without limit. Commentary: Ru Chun states: A potter makes vessels upon a jun; here, the creator of all things is likened to a Great Jun. It implies that the shaping of humans by nature is akin to a potter shaping tiles. Also in the poetry of Du Fu: The eight wildernesses open as a realm of long life, one primordial energy turns the Great Jun. Also a name of music. Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on the Western Metropolis (Xijing Fu): Entertainment with the Jun-heaven grand music, the Emperor is intoxicated by it. Also a name of a sword. Huainanzi, Overview of the Mysteries (Lanming Xun): The Chun-jun implement is completed. Commentary: Chun-jun is an ancient sword. Also a place name. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Year 4 of Duke Zhao: Xia Qi held a feast at Jun Terrace. Commentary: In Yangdi County, Henan, south of the county seat, is the Jun Terrace embankment. Also a river name. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Huo Qubing: To ford the Jun. Commentary: Junqi is a river name. Also a surname. Customs and Traditions (Fengsu Tong): Descendants of the Chu official Yuan Jun; during the Han dynasty, there was a palace attendant named Jun Xi. Also written the same as the character for even. Meaning level. Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes: The four arrowheads are already balanced. Commentary: The arrowhead is heavy and the feathers are light; one must divide the balance into three parts, one in front and two in the back, to achieve equality. Also meaning equal or same. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Year 6 of Duke Cheng: When abilities are equal, follow the majority. Commentary: Jun means equal. Also, Year 26 of Duke Xiang: With many drums making the same sound. Commentary: Jun means to make the sounds the same. Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes) notes: Sometimes written as the variant form.