• 1757th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 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

Common

昆山 (崑山)
昆仑 (崑崙)

Uncommon

昆士兰 (崑士蘭)
昆山市 (崑山市)
昆仑山 (崑崙山)
昆曲 (崑曲)

RareShow 7

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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