The Chinese Radical: 昆


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Meaning
insect    昆

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

Used in these characters:
HSK 5
elder brother, descendant, insect
kūn
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.  
HSK 6
mingle, to mix, confused, reckless, muddy
hún, hùn
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.  
HSK 6
rod, stick, truncheon
gùn
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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