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Usage of the character 坤

kūn
[坤]
  • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bāguà), symbolizing earth
  • female principle
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
kūn
[堃]
  • variant of 坤 (kūn)
kūnbāo
坤包
[坤包]
  • woman's handbag or shoulder bag
qiánkūn
乾坤
[乾坤]
  • yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
Kūndiàn
坤甸
[坤甸]
  • Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Bālǐkūn
巴里坤
[巴里坤]
  • Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang
niǔzhuǎnqiánkūn
扭转乾坤
[扭轉乾坤]
  • lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  • fig. to change the course of events
  • to turn things around
Bālǐkūnxiàn
巴里坤县
[巴里坤縣]
  • Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang
xuánqiánzhuǎnkūn
旋乾转坤
[旋乾轉坤]
  • lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  • a radical change
Bālǐkūncǎoyuán
巴里坤草原
[巴里坤草原]
  • Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang
Bālǐkūn Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn
巴里坤哈萨克自治县
[巴里坤哈薩克自治縣]
  • Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang