昆 (kūn) — short form for the Kunlun Mountains; (in literature) a classical style of poetry or opera
Definition
Bound form that appears in compound names — chiefly 昆仑 (Kunlun Mountains) and 昆曲 (Kunqu opera), a classical style of Chinese theater. It has no standalone meaning and is never used alone.
bound form
short form for the Kunlun Mountains(in literature) a classical style of poetry or opera
Easily confused
- 混hùnlook-alike(verb) to mix, to mingle
- 醌kūnsound-alikequinone
- 琵pílook-alike(bound morpheme) used in 琵琶 (pípá), a Chinese lute
- 坤kūnsound-alike(in Yijing) the trigram/hexagram for earth, the receptive principle
- 棍gùnlook-alikestick; rod; club
- 比bǐlook-alike(preposition) used to compare differences, meaning 'more ... than'
Examples
- 昆。kūn Lún shān mài shì zhōng guó xī bù de zhòng yào shān mài.The Kunlun Mountains are an important mountain range in western China.
- 昆。Wǒ tīng guò yí cì kūn qǔ biǎo yǎn.I once watched a performance of Kunqu opera.
- 昆。Zhè shǒu kūn tǐ shī xiě dé fēi cháng yōu měi.This Kun-style poem is very beautifully written.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
昆 is drawn from a picture of an insect’s body and legs.
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