Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “kun”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
kūn
坤
kūn
昆earth
8 strokeskūn
堃elder brother
8 strokeskūn
崑compliance, obedience
11 strokeskūn
琨the Kunlun mountains in Jiang Su province
11 strokeskūn
貇beautiful jade, precious stones
12 strokeskūn
锟to bite, to gnaw
13 strokeskūn
髡a legendary sword
13 strokeskūn
鹍to shear a tree
13 strokeskūn
醌a bird resembling a crane
13 strokeskūn
錕quinone
15 strokeskūn
鲲a legendary sword
16 strokeskūn
鯤spawn
16 strokeskūn
鵾spawn
19 strokeskūn
a bird resembling a crane
19 strokes3
Third tone
kǔn
4
Fourth tone
kùn
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