kūn

Traditional: 鯤

鲲 (kūn) is a Chinese word meaning “fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1fry (newly hatched fish)
  2. 2legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2]

Related words

鲲鹏kun 鯤|鲲[kun1] and peng 鵬|鹏[Peng2], mythological beasts鲲鹏展翅lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly

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