Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kun
- 崑Kunlun (mountain name)
- 坤earth; feminine
- 昆elder brother; descendants
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters崑坤昆
Kun is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin kūn or Hakka and Hokkien khun; its meaning depends on the character, such as 崑 or 坤 (earth).
Possible characters for Kun
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin), Hakka and Hokkien romanization.
- 崑
Kunlun (mountain name)
Mandarin kūn
attested
- 坤
earth; feminine
Mandarin kūn / Hakka khûn / Hokkien khun
- 昆
elder brother; descendants
Mandarin kūn / Hakka khûn / Hokkien khun
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Kun
Kun is a syllable in Chinese names that can come from the Mandarin reading kūn or the Hakka and Hokkien reading khun. Characters spelled this way include 崑 (as in the Kunlun mountains), 坤 (earth; feminine) and 昆 (elder brother; descendants). The character 崑 is recorded in public data for names with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), Hakka, Hokkien |
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Character pages
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Chinese names with the syllable Kun
Sources
- Wiktionary: 崑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 坤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 昆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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