Components
Traditional (鯤)
昆 Phonetic component
kūn descendants
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kūnlún]
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昆 Phonetic component
kūn descendants
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kūnlún]
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Similar Characters
魠 rare魷 cuttlefish (alt) (trad)鮃 Flatfish A Flatfish (trad)鮑 abalone (trad)鮨 seasoned鮪 kind of sturgeon (trad)鮫 shark (trad)鮭 spheroides (trad)鮮 fresh (trad/jp)鯇 grass (trad)鯉 carp (trad)鯊 shark (alt) (trad)鯔 mullet (trad)鯕 coryphaena hippurus (trad)鯖 mackerel (iii) (trad)鯗 dried fish (alt) (trad)鯛 pagrosomus major (trad)鯡 herring (iii) (trad)鯢 cryptobranchus (trad)鯧 the silvery pomfret (trad)
Chinese
鲲 / 鯤 [kūn]
fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Péng]
Japanese
kun (giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird)
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