坤

kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing earth; female principle

Variant forms 堃

Meaning

kūn kun1
  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing earth
  2. female principle
  3. ☷
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

Words with 坤

  • 坤包kūnbāowoman's handbag or shoulder bag
  • 乾坤qiánkūnyin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
  • 扭转乾坤niǔzhuǎnqiánkūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  • 旋乾转坤xuánqiánzhuǎnkūnlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  • 坤甸KūndiànPontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • 巴里坤BālǐkūnBarkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 (Hā mì Shì), Xinjiang
  • 巴里坤县BālǐkūnxiànBarkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 (Hā mì Shì), Xinjiang

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