Gǔn鲧（鯀）
鲧（鯀）
name
archaic
Meaning of 鲧
鲧 means ancient personal name; Gun; large fish (archaic). Pronounced Gǔn.
- ancient personal name; Gun
- large fish (archaic)
Character Info
Radical鱼
Strokes15
Components
鱼
系
Stroke Order
鲧
Definitions & Examples
Chuán传
shuō说
Gǔn鲧
yīn因
zhì治
shuǐ水
bù不
lì力
bèi被
chǔ处
sǐ死
。
Legend says Gun was executed for his failure to control the floods.
Gǔn鲧
shì是
shàng上
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
de的
bù部
luò落
shǒu首
lǐng领
。
Gun was a tribal chieftain in ancient times.
Zài在
shén神
huà话
zhōng中
，
Gǔn鲧
cóng从
tiān天
dì帝
nà那
lǐ里
dào盗
qǔ取
le了
xī息
rǎng壤
lái来
dǔ堵
sè塞
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
In mythology, Gun stole the growing earth (Xirang) from the Heavenly Emperor to dam the floods.