Meaning
Kunlun mountains; descendant; elder brother
Chinese: 哥哥、后代，也常见于昆虫、昆明等词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kun” becomes a different word in each tone. 昆 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 昆虫kūn chónginsect
- 昆布kūn bùkelp
- 昆玉kūn yùhonorific term for another person's brother
- 昆仲kūn zhòng(literary) brothers; elder and younger brother
- 昆虫学kūn chóng xuéentomology
Example Sentence
蝴蝶和蜜蜂都是常见的昆虫。Hú dié hé mì fēng dōu shì cháng jiàn de kūn chóng.Butterflies and bees are both common insects.
蝴蝶Hú diébutterfly和héand蜜蜂mì fēngbee都dōuall是shìis常见cháng jiàncommonly seen的deof昆虫kūn chónginsect。