昆 is also the simplified spelling of 崐, 崑.
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昆
Mandarin · pinyin kūn
Meanings
- descendant
- elder brother
- a style of Chinese poetry
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- 昆
- kūn · elder brother; descendants
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Mandarin tones
1 · kun1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwan1 · kwan1
Cantonese word readings for 昆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete) together
- (literary) elder brother
- (literary) descendants
- (obsolete) later
- (obsolete) many; numerous
- (obsolete) alternative form of 焜 (kūn)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 昆明 (Kūnmíng)
- a surname
- (Mainland China) quetta- (SI unit prefix)
character · Etymology 2
- (alt-of, alternative) only used in 昆侖／昆仑 (húnlún), alternative form of 渾淪 /浑沦
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 混 (“to unite”)
- 54th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "unity" (𝌻)
character · Etymology 4
- (Cantonese) to deceive; to fool
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