坤

kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing earth

Radical: 土 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

Stroke Order · 8 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

坤=土+申

Etymology

earth

Meanings

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing earth

female principle

☷

ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

kūn

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Idioms with 坤 16 total

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering · a radical change旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūn