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鲧

Gǔn

Character Traditional 鯀

What 鲧 means

1. Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great {大禹|Dà Yǔ}

Other readings

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

• Gǔnvariant of {鲧|Gǔn}

Sounds the same

Read Gǔn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 滚to boil; to roll; to take a hike
• 衮imperial robe
• 辊roller
• 丨radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
• 磙roller; to level with a roller
• 绲cord; embroidered sash; to sew
• 蔉to bank up the roots of plants

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