• 1757th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 15 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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

昆明 

Uncommon

昆山 (崑山)
昆仑 (崑崙)
昆仑山 (崑崙山)
昆曲 (崑曲)
昆明市 
昆虫 (昆蟲)

RareShow 26

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.