Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 昆

昆

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Meaning

 elder brother, descendant, insect

Pronunciation

 kūn

Explanation

 Top: sun 日, bottom: compare 比 (originally: image of insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)

Mnemonic

He appears like the sun in comparison (with the siblings): The elder brother.

Radicals

昆 insect(Also this character 虫 means insect.)
日 sun, day
比 compare
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Vocabulary

昆虫 kūn chóng insect
昆明 Kūn míng Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
昆仑 Kūn lún Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang

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