鲲(kūn)

16 strokesTrad. 鯤

fry (newly hatched fish)

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Character information

Pinyin
kūn
Meaning
fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鹏
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
鯤

Origin & structure

Where 鲲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰鱼昆

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鱼 (fish); 昆 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

鱼yú昆kūn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鲲 step by step

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

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Words with 鲲

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

kūn鲲péng鹏

kun 鲲 and peng 鹏, mythological beasts; peng, a gigantic bi…

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From 鲲’s common words

鹏

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