坤

kūn

k+ūn·1st tone

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing earth

Radical: 土 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

坤=土+申

Etymology

earth

Meanings

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing earth

female principle

☷

ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

kūn

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Words with 坤 47 total

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe乾坤qián kūn woman's handbag or shoulder bag坤包kūn bāo Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia坤甸Kūn diàn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering · a radical change旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang巴里坤草原Bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County, in Hami City 哈密市, Xinjiang巴里坤哈萨克自治县Bā lǐ kūn Hā sà kè Zì zhì xiàn

Idioms with 坤 16 total Chain

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering · a radical change旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

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