齐 (qí) — (adjective) neat, even, uniform; (adverb) simultaneously, all together; (verb) to make even, to align

齐 (qí) is an adjective meaning 'neat, even, uniform' — close to 整齐, but 齐 also works as an adverb ('all together, in unison') or verb ('to align'). 均匀 stresses equal distribution; 一齐 is the adverb form for 'simultaneously'.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.