(kǔn)

10 strokesTrad.

threshold

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kǔn
Meaning
threshold; inner appartments; woman; wife (honorific)
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿵门困

In this compound, the meaning comes from (gate); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lìngkǔn

your wife (honorific)

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guīkǔn

women's quarters

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kǔnào

innermost room; (fig.) heart

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