kūn
elder brother
Original meaning:
insect
Depicts an insect. Based on the original meaning "insect", now preserved in the word 昆虫. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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insect | ||
Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China | ||
descendant | ||
Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang | ||
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China |
李学勤《字源》p.608