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CHINESE CHARACTER

kūn

坤

坤

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earth; female

Numbered pinyin
kun1
English meanings
earth; female; kun (trigram); the feminine principle

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  1. 01

    qián乾kūn坤zhǐ指de的shì是tiāndì天地。

    Qian and Kun refer to heaven and earth.

  2. 02

    tā她dài戴zhe着yī一kuài块kūn坤biǎo表。

    She is wearing a lady's watch.

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  • 乾坤
  • 坤表
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