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Meaning of 昆

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昆 (Trad.: 崑, 昆)HSK 5
Pinyin: kūn
English Definition: descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry; used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 昆仑 ; (also used for transliteration)
Chinese Definition:
①子孙，后嗣：昆裔(子孙后代)。后昆。
②哥哥：昆弟(ａ．兄弟；b．友好亲爱)。昆仲。昆季。昆玉(称人兄弟的敬辞)。
③众多：昆虫(虫类的统称)。
④山名(ａ．“昆山”，在中国上海市和江苏省；b．“昆仑山”，在中国新疆维吾尔自治区、西藏自治区和青海省交界处，亦作“崑芲山”)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 日
Ideographic:Two brothers 比 under the son 日
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
    • 比 [ bǐ ] to compare, liken; comparison; than
Similar Characters: 毘
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Example Words
昆明 kūn míng Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
昆虫HSK 5 kūn chóng insect; Classifiers: 只
昆曲 kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
昆剧 kūn jù see 昆曲
昆腔 kūn qiāng see 昆曲
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Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
shì
是
kūn chóng
昆虫
bǎn
版
de
的
qíng shì
情事
。
Call it the insect version of foreplay.
2
xiǎo māo
小猫
xǐ huan
喜欢
zhuī zhú
追逐
bǐ
比
zì jǐ
自己
xiǎo
小
de
的
xiǎo niǎo
小鸟
huò
或
kūn chóng
昆虫
。
Kittens like to chase birds or insects smaller than themselves.
3
tā
他
duì
对
kūn chóng
昆虫
yǒu
有
qiáng liè
强烈
de
的
xìng qù
兴趣
，
měi cì
每次
kàn dào
看到
chóng zi
虫子
dū huì
都会
zǐ xì
仔细
guān chá
观察
。
He has a strong interest in insects, and he always observes them carefully whenever he sees bugs.
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