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kǔn

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kǔn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǔn | kun3
English translation
a bunch
to tie together
bundle
variant of kǔn [kǔn]
to bind, to tie, to truss up; a bundle

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About kǔn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

kǔn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of kǔn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌困

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

kùn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and kùn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using kǔn

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警察 jǐngchá yòng 绳子 shéngzi zéi kǔn .

The policeman trussed up the thief with ropes.

那些 nà xiē Shū bèi kǔn Chéng 20 běn 一捆.

The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.

战士 zhàn shì men de hòu 大衣 dà yī zhā kǔn zài 背包 bēi bāo shǎng .

The soldiers'great coats were strapped on their packs.

这些 zhè xiē 衣服 yīfu kǔn 起来 qǐlai hǎo ? yāo dài 邮寄 yóu jì .

Could you bundle up these clothes? I'll take them to the post.

整个 zhěnggè 下午 xiàwǔ 我们 wǒmen kǔn kǔn 干草 gān cǎo rēng shǎng 卡车 kǎchē .

All afternoon we heaved bales of hay up onto the truck.

Words with kǔn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kǔn a bunch kǔn
捆绑 kǔnbǎng to bind捆綁
捆缚 kǔn fù bondage捆縛

kǔn Decomposition & Compounds

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kǔn Decomposition

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