kūn坤
坤
common
noun
Meaning of 坤
坤 means one of the Eight Trigrams, symbolizing earth; related to women; female. Pronounced kūn.
- one of the Eight Trigrams, symbolizing earth
- related to women; female
Character Info
Radical日
Strokes8
Components
日
比
Stroke Order
坤
Definitions & Examples
kūn坤
guà卦
shì是
bā八
guà卦
zhōng中
dài代
biǎo表
dì地
de的
guà卦
xiàng象
。
The Kun trigram is the trigrams representing earth in the Eight Trigrams.
chuán传
tǒng统
yì易
xué学
zhōng中
，
qián乾
wéi为
tiān天
，
kūn坤
wéi为
dì地
。
In traditional Yi studies, Qian symbolizes heaven and Kun symbolizes earth.