05386 Chinese character of 鯤 and pronounce kwan1

The Chinese word【鯤】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes culture or mythology. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

legendary giant fish.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【鯤】:kūn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【鯤】:kwan1

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【鯤】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【鯤】, for example:Describing culture or mythology , It mainly means the legendary giant fish .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【鯤】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【鯤魚、北冥鯤】(Mandarin Pinyin:kūn yú 、běi míng kūn/ Cantonese Jyutping:gwan1 jyu4 、bak1 ming5 gwan1)

This character is written with 19 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


古書中記載鯤化為大鳥翱翔天空。

Ancient books record that Kun transformed into a giant bird and soared into the sky.


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