How do you pronounce 昆?

昆 is pronounced "kūn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 昆?

昆 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 昆?

Common words with 昆 include 坎昆 (Cancún), 昆剧 (see 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3]), 昆山 (Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu), 昆仑 (Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang), 昆曲 (Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times).

How do you write 昆?

You can practice writing 昆 using our stroke order tool.

昆 (kūn), used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]

Q: What does 昆 mean in Chinese?

昆 (kūn) means "used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)" in Chinese.

昆

kūn

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)

Traditional: 崑

Character Breakdown

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Traditional: 崑

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Definitions

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]
(also used for transliteration)

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Words Containing 昆

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
坎昆	Kǎn kūn	Cancún
昆剧	Kūn jù	see 崑曲\|昆曲[Kun1 qu3]
昆山	Kūn shān	Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州\|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
昆仑	Kūn lún	Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
昆曲	Kūn qǔ	Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
昆腔	Kūn qiāng	see 崑曲\|昆曲[Kun1 qu3]
昆仲	kūn zhòng	(literary) brothers
昆卡	Kūn kǎ	Cuenca
昆布	kūn bù	kelp
昆士兰	Kūn shì lán	Queensland, northeast Australian state

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昆

kūn