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Translingual
editHan character
edit坤 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 土中田中 (GLWL), four-corner 45106, composition ⿰土申)
Derived characters
editRelated characters
edit- 堃 (Variant form of 坤)
References
edit- Kangxi Dictionary: page 226, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4969
- Dae Jaweon: page 461, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 431, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5764
Chinese
editGlyph origin
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Etymology 1
editsimp. and trad. |
坤 | |
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alternative forms | 堃 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): kó̤ng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1khuen
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kūn
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kun
- Wade–Giles: kʻun1
- Yale: kwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuen
- Palladius: кунь (kunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: kwan1
- Yale: kwān
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwan1
- Guangdong Romanization: kuen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: kun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰun³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khûn
- Hakka Romanization System: kunˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kun1
- Sinological IPA: /kʰun²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: kunˋ
- Sinological IPA: /kʰun⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kó̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɔŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: khwon
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[kʰ]ˤu[n]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰuːn/
Definitions
edit坤
- earth
- feminine, female
- eighth of the eight trigrams (bagua) used in Taoist cosmology, represented by the symbol ☷
- second hexagram of the I Ching, represented by the symbol ䷁
Compounds
editEtymology 2
editsimp. and trad. |
坤 |
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After singer Cai Xukun (蔡徐坤), based on a mondegreen of the lyrics 只因你太美 (zhǐ yīn nǐ tài měi, “just because you are too pretty”) in his song 只因你太美 with the boy group SWIN-S, misheard as 雞你太美 / 鸡你太美 (jī nǐ tài měi, “chicken, you are too pretty”).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kūn
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kun
- Wade–Giles: kʻun1
- Yale: kwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuen
- Palladius: кунь (kunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
edit坤
- (Internet slang) Used as a replacement for 雞 / 鸡 (jī, “chicken”) or its homophones.
- 2022 November 29, @hhzzztt1, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2025-04-24:
- 2023 August 23, 美人鱼就小黄鱼呀 (5636080050), 新浪微博 [Weibo][2], archived from the original on 2025-04-24:
- 2024 September 29, @Hmmmyeps, X[3], archived from the original on 2025-04-24:
- 2025 January 7, 没想好先占一个哈 (7471862961), 新浪微博 [Weibo][4], archived from the original on 2025-04-24:
Japanese
editKanji
edit坤
Readings
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term |
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坤 |
こん Hyōgai |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- the eighth of the eight trigrams of the I Ching ☷
- the second of the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching ䷁
- Hypernym: 六十四卦
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
edit坤 • (hitsujisaru)
- (obsolete) southwest
Korean
editHanja
edit- hanja form? of 곤 (“earth”)
- (곤괘 곤, gongwae-) ☷ or the eighth of the Eight Trigrams, (☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷ or 팔괘 (八卦, palgwae)) that exactly match with the three-digit binary numbers, counting from 0 to 7. Four (0, 2, 5, 7) out of eight trigrams are placed in the four corners of the flag of South Korea.
- (황후 곤, hwanghu-) queen
Antonyms
editSynonyms
editCompounds
edit- 乾坤 (건곤, geongon) heaven and earth, yin and yang
- 坤卦 (곤괘, gongwae) the 8th of the Eight Trigrams
- 坤殿 (곤전, gonjeon) Her Majesty
- 坤極 (곤극, gongeuk) Her Majesty
Vietnamese
editHan character
edit坤: Hán Nôm readings: khôn, khuôn
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