Definition & Meaning

1.used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains; used as a component of 昆仑

2.elder brother

3.offspring; progeny; descendant

Words & phrases

Similar-form characters

Characters with kun

kūn

昆

Initial:kVideo guide

Final(T3):ūnVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Above to below

Strokes:

8

Traditional:

昆

Level:

HSK5 Yu Wen 2 Yu Wen 3

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1
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains; used as a component of 昆仑
- kūn lún
  昆仑
  Kunlun Mountains
2
n.fmlelder brother
- kūn jì
  昆季
  brothers
3
n.fmloffspring; progeny; descendant
- kūn sì
  昆嗣
  descendant

Words and phrases with 昆

昆虫纲
[word]insecta
昆士兰
[word]Queensland
昆仲
[word]elder and younger brothers
昆明
[word]Kunming
昆季
[word]brothers
昆虫
[word]insect
昆腔
[word]melodies for Kunqu opera
昆曲
[word]Kunqu opera, popular in southern Jiangsu Province, Beijing and Hebei Province; #$
昆布
[word]kelp
昆山片玉
[idiom]outstanding figure

Similar-form characters to 昆

kūn
昆
xiǎn
显
huàng
晃
zào
皂
pí
琵
cháo
晁

Chinese Characters with pinyin kūn

坤
symbol for earth in the Eight Trigrams; female
醌
quinone
堃
same as 坤
琨
a kind of jade
鲲
enormous legendary fish which could change into a roc

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