Memory phrase for the character: 昆

昆

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Meaning

elder brother, descendant, insect

Pronunciation

kūn

Explanation

 Top: sun 日, bottom: compare 比 (originally: image of insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)

Mnemonic
 
He appears like the sun in comparison (with the siblings): The elder brother.

Radicals

昆 insectAnother meaning of this character is "older borther [kūn]" - Also this character 虫 means insect.
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
比 compare




 Vocabulary

昆虫 kūn chóng  insect
昆明 Kūn míng  Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
昆仑 Kūn lún  Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
昆仑 Kūn lún  

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