堃 (kūn) - Kun — an ancient variant form of the & female principle

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kūn ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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堃 · kūn

Kun — an ancient variant form of the character 坤, meaning earth;

female principle;

terrestrial;

used in personal names.

Kun — an ancient variant form of thefemale principleterrestrial

Usage highlights

Personal name usageVariant characterEarth principleKun hexagramKunlun Mountains

Synonyms

  • 坤— earth; female principle (standard form)

Antonyms

  • 乾— heaven; male principle

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • His name contains the character Kun (堃).
  • The character is a variant form (异体字).
  • It represents the earth principle (坤道) in philosophy.
  • Rarely used outside of names in modern Chinese.

Collocations

  • Personal name usage(人名用字)
  • Variant character(异体字)
  • Earth principle(坤道)
  • Kun hexagram(坤卦)
  • Kunlun Mountains(昆仑山)

Idioms

  • The Qian and Kun represent heaven and earth(乾坤)
  • To turn heaven and earth upside down(扭转乾坤)
  • As stable as Mount Tai(稳如泰山)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 堃 is a variant form of 坤, one of the eight trigrams in the I Ching representing the earth, receptivity, and the feminine principle.
  • Used almost exclusively in personal names, often chosen for its classical and philosophical connotations.
  • The character structure with two 方 (square) characters may symbolize the four directions or the orderly nature of the earth.

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