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insect 昆
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Explanation |
Another meaning of this character is "older borther [kūn]" - Also this character 虫 means insect.
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Used in these characters:
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昆
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| elder brother, descendant, insect
kūn
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昆
日
比
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Top: sun 日, bottom: compare 比 (originally: image of insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)
He appears like the sun in comparison (with the siblings): The elder brother.
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混
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| mingle, to mix, confused, reckless, muddy
hún, hùn
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氵
昆
比
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Left: water 氵, right: elder brother, insect 昆 (originally: insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)
(In the past there was no clean water?) Water and insects are mingled / mixed.
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棍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| rod, stick, truncheon
gùn
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木
昆
比
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Left: tree 木, right: elder brother, insect 昆 (originally image of an insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)
It is made of wood it can hit/bite like an insect: a rod or truncheon.
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