Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "坤", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "坤", and master the standard way of writing the character "坤".
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坤 (kūn)
1. 八卦之一。
- One of the Eight Diagrams.
2. 称女性的。
- Refers to females.
3. 地,大地 (earth)
- Earth, the great earth.
4. 《易》卦名 (one of the Eight Diagrams representing the earth)
- The name of a hexagram in "I Ching" representing the earth.
5. 古以八卦定方位,西南方为坤 (southwest)
- In ancient times, one of the Eight Diagrams denoted directions, with southwest being represented by 坤.
6. 后用为女性或女方的代称 (female)
- Later used as a term for females or the female side.
7. 例子:
- 坤表 (female watch)
- 坤鞋 (female shoes)
- 坤旦 (female performer in traditional Chinese theater)
- 坤宅 (ancient term for the bride's family in a marriage)
8. 相关引文:
- 《说文》: 坤,地也,易之卦也。
("Shuowen Jiezi": Kun means earth, and it is a hexagram of the "I Ching.")
- 《易·说卦》: 坤也者,地也。
("I Ching - Explanation of Hexagrams": Kun is the earth.)
9. 代表性:
- 坤卦 (one of the Eight Diagrams, representing earth)
- 六十四卦之一 (one of the sixty-four hexagrams)