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昆

Traditional: 崐 · 崑

kūn

kūn · kwan1 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 崑|昆[kun1]
  2. used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]
  3. (also used for transliteration)
  4. descendant
  5. elder brother
  6. a style of Chinese poetry

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

昆

Meaning
elder brother; descendants
Radical
日
Strokes
8
Components
⿱日比
Cangjie
APP
Four-corner
6071.1

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