(kūn)

HSK 7-98 strokes

variant of 昆

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kūn
Meaning
variant of 昆
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱日比

Two brothers 比 under the son 日

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 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.

kūnchóng
HSK 7-9

insect

Open 昆虫 page →
kūnshān

see 昆山市

Open 昆山 page →
kūnlún

Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang

Open 昆仑 page →
kūn

Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yu…

Open 昆曲 page →
kūnmíng

see 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4]

Open 昆明 page →

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