• 1757th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kūn (kun1)used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] • (also used for transliteration)
2. kūn (kun1)descendant • elder brother • a style of Chinese poetry

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kūn (kun1)The component is pronounced as 'kūn' (kun1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for kūn (kun1)The component is pronounced as 'kūn' (kun1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

昆山 (崑山)
昆仑 (崑崙)

Medium Frequency

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昆士兰 (崑士蘭)
昆山市 (崑山市)
昆仑山 (崑崙山)
昆曲 (崑曲)
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  • 2134th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lún (lun2)Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lún (lun2)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

加仑 (加崙)
昆仑 (崑崙)

Medium Frequency

昆仑山 (崑崙山)
黑加仑 (黑加崙)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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