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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

乾坤
qián kūn

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

坤包
kūn bāo

woman's handbag or shoulder bag

坤甸
kūn diàn

Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

巴里坤
bā lǐ kūn

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

巴里坤县
bā lǐ kūn xiàn

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

巴里坤草原
bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán

Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang

扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

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

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