琨

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: kūn
Cantonese: gwan1
JapaneseOn: KON
Korean: KON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: beautiful jade, precious stones

CE-Dict: (jade)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.fine rocks next to jade in quality

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《玉部》琨石之美者。从玉昆聲。《虞書》曰：“楊州貢瑤琨。”

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】琨
【唐韻】古渾切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】公渾切，𠀤音昆。【說文】石之美者。【廣韻】琨㻍，玉名。【韻會】一曰石似珠。【正韻】瑤琨，美玉。【書·禹貢】瑤琨篠簜。【傳】瑤琨，皆美玉。【疏】王肅云：瑤琨，美石次玉者。【釋文】琨，馬本作瑻。　又【史記·司馬相如傳】琳瑉琨珸。【漢書·音義】琨珸，山名，出善金。　又【韻補】叶居勻切，音均。【蘇軾·李氏潛珍閣銘】眩古潭之百尺，涵萬象于瑤琨。耿月魄以終夜，湛天容之方春。