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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
平均 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
平均 ＝ 平 ＋ 均
ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ · píngjūn
adjective/verb — average; equal; evenly distributed; to average out

字源 FORM — what the parts do

平flat; level; peaceful (平靜的平)píng干(a balance rod) + 八(spread equally on both sides) — the balance rod with weights even; flatness
均equal; uniform (均等的均)jūn土(earth) + 勻(phonetic yún→jūn; 勺+二 = portions scooped evenly) — earth leveled and parceled equally
平均，平靜的平，均等的均。
關 · Related
平等píngděngequality — the same 平; about rights rather than quantities平均值píngjūnzhíaverage value — 平均 made concrete as a number