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Meaning of 坤

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坤
Pinyin: kūn
English Definition: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
Chinese Definition:
①八卦之一:乾(qián)坤。坤舆。
②称女性的:坤造。坤宅(旧时婚礼称女家)。坤表。坤车。坤鞋。坤角儿。
Antonyms: 乾
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:土 indicates the sound; 申 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 申 [ shēn ] to report; to extend; to explain; to declare
Similar Characters: 神 伸 绅
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Example Words
乾坤 qián kūn yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
坤甸 kūn diàn Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
旋转乾坤 xuán zhuǎn qián kūn earth-shaking (idiom)
巴里坤 bā lǐ kūn Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地区 , Xinjiang
巴里坤县 bā lǐ kūn xiàn Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地区 , Xinjiang
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Example Sentences
1
下面的设计就是根据坤德里几何页面布局得来的
。
The design below, then, is based on the Kundli geometric layout.
2
在这间博物馆里
,
我得知为什么有这么许多人把坤沙奉为自由战士而不是大毒枭
。
In the museum I learned why so many regard Khun Sa as a freedom fighter rather than an opium warlord.
3
达坤教授强烈敦促政府采取有效措施以便家人和邻居在发现有人出现网瘾的症状时能够联系职权部门或医院
。
Dae-kyung urged the government to prepare measures so that families and neighbors can contact local authorities or hospitals if anyone shows symptoms of online addiction.