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坤

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Definitions

  1. 1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth
  2. 2. female principle
  3. 3. ☷
  4. 4. ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

Words Containing 坤

巴里坤
bā lǐ kūn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

巴里坤县
bā lǐ kūn xiàn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

坤包
kūn bāo

woman's handbag or shoulder bag

乾坤
qián kūn

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

巴里坤草原
bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán

Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang

巴里坤哈萨克自治县
bā lǐ kūn hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

坤甸
kūn diàn

Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

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