昆
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kūn · elder brother

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Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

日Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 昆 sits in each complete thought.

Kūn chóng yǒu yì céng jiān yìng de biǎo pí.昆虫有一层坚硬的表皮。

Insects have a hard skin.

Source: Tatoeba #752514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chī guò kūn chóng ma?你吃过昆虫吗?

Have you ever eaten insects?

Source: Tatoeba #9467055 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà duō shù de kūn chóng yǒu liù zhī jiǎo hé sì zhī chìbǎng.大多数的昆虫有六只脚和四只翅膀。

Most insects have six legs and four wings.

Source: Tatoeba #10484366 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng kūn chóng zài yīng yǔ zhōng jiào shén me?这种昆虫在英语中叫什么?

What do you call this insect in English?

Source: Tatoeba #1790171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuí xǐhuan kūn chóng?谁喜欢昆虫?

Who likes insects?

Source: Tatoeba #1361912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liè huǒ chē zài kūn shān chē zhàn tíng chē ma?这列火车在昆山车站停车吗?

Does this train stop at Kunshan station?

Source: Tatoeba #420516 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 昆 in context

  1. Say kūn, then recall the core meaning: elder brother.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 昆虫 (kūn chóng), meaning “insect”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 昆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.