kūn
坤 (kūn) is a Chinese word meaning “one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷”.
Meanings
- 1one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth
- 2female principle
- 3☷
- 4ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
Related words
扭转乾坤lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)乾坤yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe坤variant of 坤[kun1]坤包woman's handbag or shoulder bag旋乾转坤lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering坤甸Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia巴里坤哈萨克自治县Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County, in Hami City 哈密市[Ha1 mi4 Shi4], Xinjiang巴里坤草原Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang巴里坤see 巴里坤哈薩克自治縣|巴里坤哈萨克自治县[Ba1 li3 kun1 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]巴里坤县see 巴里坤哈薩克自治縣|巴里坤哈萨克自治县[Ba1 li3 kun1 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]