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昆

kūn

HSK 5 Character Traditional 崑

What 昆 means

1. used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains {昆仑|Kūn lún}
2. (also used for transliteration)

Other readings

昆 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kūndescendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
• kūnvariant of {昆|kūn}

Example sentences

• 谁喜欢昆虫？
  Who likes insects?
• 蜣螂是昆虫。
  Dung beetles are insects.
• 虼螂是昆虫。
  Dung beetles are insects.
• 你吃过昆虫吗？
  Nǐ chī guo kūnchóng ma?
  Have you ever eaten insects?
• 金龟子是昆虫。
  Jīnguīzǐ shì kūnchóng.
  Scarabs are insects.
• 他对收集昆虫很有兴趣。
  Tā duì shōují kūnchóng hěn yǒuxìngqù.
  He has an interest in collecting insects.

Words starting with 昆

• 昆虫kūn chónginsect
• 昆仑Kūn lúnKunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
• 昆明市Kūn míng ShìKunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan Province 云南省
• 昆曲Kūn qǔKunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan…
• 昆明湖Kūn míng HúKunming Lake
• 昆仑山Kūn lún shānKunlun Mountain range
• 昆仲kūn zhòng(literary) brothers; elder and younger brother
• 昆卡Kūn kǎCuenca (place name and surname)
• 昆布kūn bùkelp
• 昆玉kūn yùhonorific term for another person's brother
• 昆士兰Kūn shì lánQueensland, northeast Australian state
• 昆山市Kūn shān ShìKunshan, a county-level city in Suzhou City 苏州市
• 昆虫学kūn chóng xuéentomology
• 昆士兰州Kūn shì lán zhōuQueensland (Australia)
• 昆仑山脉Kūn lún shān màiKunlun Mountain range
• 昆都仑区Kūn dū lún QūHondlon, a district of Baotou City 包头市
• 昆汀·塔伦提诺Kūn tīng · Tǎ lún tí nuòQuentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
• 昆汀·塔伦蒂诺Kūn tīng · Tǎ lún dì nuòQuentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
• 昆廷Kūn tíngQuentin (name)
• 昆汀Kūn tīngQuentin (name); Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
• 昆明Kūn míngsee 昆明市
• 昆山Kūn shānsee 昆山市
• 昆剧Kūn jùsee 昆曲
• 昆腔Kūn qiāngsee 昆曲

Words containing 昆

• 杨尚昆Yáng Shàng kūnYang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader
• 坎昆Kǎn kūnCancún
• 石玉昆Shí Yù kūnShi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 评话
• 喀拉昆仑山Kā lā kūn lún shānKarakorum mountains
• 喀喇昆仑山Kā lǎ kūn lún ShānKarakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
• 喀喇昆仑公路Kā lǎ kūn lún Gōng lùKarakorum Highway, linking Pakistan and Xinjiang
• 喀喇昆仑山脉Kā lǎ kūn lún Shān màiKarakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

Characters that look like 昆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 类lèikind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble…
• 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear
• 吴Wúsurname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai…
• 茱zhūused in 茱萸
• 禺yú(archaic) district; (old) type of monkey
• 羌qiāngmuntjac; grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

Sounds the same

Read kūn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 坤one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦; female principle; ☷
• 鲲fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鹏
• 琨(jade)
• 醌quinone (chemistry)
• 髡scalping; to make the head bald (as corporal punishment)
• 锟steel sword
• 焜brilliant
• 晜descendant; elder brother
• 菎beautiful jade; bamboo
• 裈pants (old)
• 騉fine horse
• 堃surname Kun