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kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4]…

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Meanings

kūn

  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth
  2. female principle
  3. ☷
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
  5. variant of 坤[kun1]

In sentences

天tiān行xíng健jiàn,君子jūn zǐ以yǐ自强不息zì qiáng bù xī;地势dì shì坤kūn,君子jūn zǐ以yǐ厚德载物hòu dé zài wù。天tiān行xíng健jiàn,君子jūn zǐ以yǐ自強不息zì qiáng bù xī;地勢dì shì坤kūn,君子jūn zǐ以yǐ厚德載物hòu dé zài wù。As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things. #12705159

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