The Chinese Radical: 昆


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insect    昆

Explanation Another meaning of this character is "older borther [kūn]" - Also this character means insect.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 5
elder brother, descendant, insect
kūn
Top: sun , bottom: compare (originally: image of insect with carapace and legs )
He appears like the sun in comparison (with the siblings): The elder brother.
JLPT HSK 6
mingle, to mix, confused, reckless, muddy
hún, hùn
Left: water , right: elder brother, insect (originally: insect with carapace and legs )
(In the past there was no clean water?) Water and insects are mingled / mixed.
JLPT HSK 6
rod, stick, truncheon
gùn
Left: tree , right: elder brother, insect (orignially image of an insect with carapace and legs )
It is made of wood it can hit/bite like an insect: a rod or truncheon.

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